Example sentences of "[vb -s] in a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As you play fig 8 try to improvise your own fills in a similar style . |
| 2 | Tom Cruise puts in a fine performance as Ron Kovic , disabled Vietnam vet who fought back against indifference from the country he fought for , but somehow Oliver Stone 's direction still leaves the viewer unmoved by his plight |
| 3 | The modern ferry comes in a good deal farther south , beneath slabs of World War Two concrete fortifications . |
| 4 | It certainly brings in a mixed crowd : baggy ravers thrash about shoulder to shoulder with the city centre Top Man set , and there are even odd scally superflies in rainbow-coloured Afro wigs . |
| 5 | To brings in a distinctive nuance however : it reinforces the idea expressed by suddenly . |
| 6 | When a jury is satisfied that the act was committed , but that at the time the accused was so insane as not to be legally responsible , it brings in a special verdict of ‘ not guilty by reason of insanity ’ , though the accused is then ordered to be detained during the ‘ Queen 's pleasure ’ . |
| 7 | So she brings in a whole candelabra and balances it on the floor . |