Example sentences of "[adv prt] [prep] the [adj] end " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ We shall know whether they sink or swim by putting them in at the deep end , and I have every confidence that they will all do well . |
| 32 | Now McFall either jumps in at the deep end or dithers and backs off — he never falls off . |
| 33 | I was thus , unceremoniously ‘ thrown in at the deep end ’ . |
| 34 | I decided the only thing to do was throw her in at the deep end and go right down the village high street , where the roads were busiest and noisiest with holiday-makers , and simply stand there trying to calm her down . |
| 35 | ‘ I think he is now a far better player than the youngster we threw in at the deep end against Wales last season . |
| 36 | I enrolled for ‘ Art for Beginners ’ and later went down to the centre where the tutor had obtained a model for us from whom to do quick sketches — so I was in at the deep end . |
| 37 | She was immediately thrown in at the deep end when one of her young clients , Lucy Gates , died . |
| 38 | If it is too drastic to jump in at the deep end with such a sweeping change , why not try it out in experimental matches , festival or night matches ? |
| 39 | She had been thrown in at the deep end and it was a question of sink or swim . |
| 40 | I now have 4 years ' teaching experience although I too was thrown in at the deep end — my only advantage over others was that I had studied languages myself and knew how difficult it could be . |
| 41 | I had never taught before but was pushed in at the deep end and had to learn to swim . |
| 42 | Keeping things simple is often the best bet , an investment of both time and effort is required to learn anything new , so diving in at the deep end with one of the full-blown integrated packages may cause more disruption than it 's worth . |
| 43 | Our housework was hard and long and laborious and erm we 'd got two children to look after and then I 'd got my brother who did n't leave home until he was thirty and er , you had n't got the time , you know , to do too many things , so er my interest was the young wives ' and it was really a as regards the erm the Guild itself , I was thrown in at the deep end when this lady who was with my mother , mother was treasurer , she was secretary , erm she used to come down for me and , I know you should n't canvass but she used to canvass and say erm you know the voting , you know , will you , will you come and vote ? |
| 44 | ‘ I 'm afraid I 've plunged you in at the deep end . |
| 45 | ‘ I would n't want any child of mine to have to cope with being thrown in at the deep end like that . |
| 46 | Being in control of the finances of an organisation can pose a major headache for some people , especially if they are thrown in at the deep end with little or . |
| 47 | IN AT THE DEEP END : SPEAKING ACTIVITIES FOR PROFESSIONAL PEOPLE Oxford University Press |
| 48 | ‘ You must think I 'm an inconsiderate devil if you 're expecting to be thrown in at the deep end to struggle as best you can . ’ |
| 49 | The former kart champion has elected to skip Formula Ford and jump straight in at the deep end with Martin Donnelly 's team . |
| 50 | Kennedy , he said , had no previous conviction but in this , his first crime , he had clearly gone straight in at the deep end . |
| 51 | And as Cram prepared to jump in at the deep end with a clash against Olympic 10,000m champion Khalid Skah in the BUPA International Festival of Running , race organiser Brendan Foster tipped his pal to rekindle memories of his glory days in his new event . |
| 52 | He was still suffering from jet-lag but opted to plunge in at the deep end against Monaghan . |
| 53 | Training will be given and wherever possible the new representative will be thrown in at the deep end . |
| 54 | Slow build up or in at the deep end ? |
| 55 | ‘ Talk about being thrown in at the deep end ! ’ |
| 56 | ‘ For dropping you in at the deep end , before you 'd had a chance to get your bearings … ’ |
| 57 | ‘ Mind you , they never actually say when , and you did rather get dropped in at the deep end . |
| 58 | Instead of liking the look of the water , wading in carefully and finding it was wonderful , she 'd tumbled in at the deep end . |
| 59 | So these dare devils have got 6 months to dry out before diving in at the deep end once again . |
| 60 | These days , it always seems to be in at the deep end for Foreign Secretary , Douglas Hurd . |