Example sentences of "[to-vb] in on the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I should need to go in on the eleventh to clear up I expect . |
| 2 | Mountbatten 's especial qualification in Attlee 's eyes for the job of viceroy was his success in getting the Burmese nationalists to come in on the British side in the closing stages of the war ; it was Attlee 's firm belief in later life , as indeed it was Mountbatten 's , that if Mountbatten had been left in charge in Rangoon , Burma would never have left the Commonwealth . |
| 3 | Erm the volume i i is tremendous and er one worries about the effect of the surging waters on such an old construction , now we far worse than and consequently the emergency services have had to consider all sorts of alternatives , some of which you see now with the piping on , on the surface of it 's been having a good result the immediate problem , but you ca n't stop there and the emergency team have given consideration to all sorts of other possible temporary solutions in the event or that the pumping failed and er I think that 's possibly where this rumour about erm the railway line arrived but er I think Chairman I 've said enough , we all , we would all agree I think that the emergency workers have performed er I think we 're all pleased to see the army coming in erm and doing what they 've done and erm I certainly er appreciated the opportunity to come in on the old A Twenty Seven through West it took my mind back er many years I can tell you and erm I , I think congratulations all round are due , but I come back to what 's all saying and which I support as it would be a folly when the dust has settled erm to really take a an objective er position and see that er arrangements are in hand channels and things like that will not again be supercharged in the way they are . |
| 4 | I happened to look in on the Private Office before going home in order to see whether there was anything I ought to take account of . |
| 5 | and then you told me what to put in on the plated through and stuff ! |
| 6 | The next time I 'm going to be in my office will be a week next Tuesday , as I , you know , I 'm due to arrive in on the twenty eighth . |
| 7 | IF you have a yen for rich pickings this is the time to cash in on the Japanese Stock Market . |
| 8 | And you need n't be going just to America to cash in on the two dollar £ . |
| 9 | I have n't read either , but I think it is smart of HarperCollins to cash in on the classic revival vogue . |
| 10 | It is recognised that a lot of people who might once have bought homes in the West Country have been flocking to France in recent years to cash in on the predicted property boom . |
| 11 | Twelve other works by Matisse were offered — all trying to cash in on the much-hyped exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art — but only ‘ La plage rouge ’ , an estate picture at Sotheby 's soared , selling to a European collector at $1.25 million . |
| 12 | Other acts quick to cash in on the latest sensation showed equally becoming maidens shedding their clothes prior to bathing , being examined by a doctor , or sun bathing . |
| 13 | WITHOUT wishing to cash in on the latest Royal marital rift it seems right to impart the information that some cartoons depicting the unfortunate pair have gone on sale in their adoptive city . |
| 14 | The 100 manufacturers , eager to cash in on the huge Christmas sales of computer games , rubbed their hands with delight as people went on a recession-busting spending spree . |
| 15 | To get in on the educational field one must parrot the latest jargon even if it is rejected by ‘ one ’ . |
| 16 | If share dealers beat a rapid retreat this morning , Bond 's bankers — already at the end of their tether — may be forced to move in on the whole group . |
| 17 | This distraction allowed the Wolverines to close in on the flanged skirts of the arena . |
| 18 | There may also be some junior males trying to muscle in on the dominant male 's kingdom . |