Example sentences of "[verb] in through the [adj] window " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cornelius gazed in through the front window of Molly 's Wholefoods . |
| 2 | The hours passed , daylight faded , and the sounds of a warm September evening came in through the open window . |
| 3 | A little breeze came in through the open window and set the hanging light swinging , so that her face was now shadowed , now glistening pale in the electric glare . |
| 4 | The wind , being drawn in through the open window , lifted the fibrous material on the top of my head so the Sun could heal the brick-shaped gash . |
| 5 | Rain now poured in through the broken window , the wind also whipping through , buffeting Julie as she moved across to the back door . |
| 6 | The scents of the garden , blowing in through the open window , had removed the last trace of stuffiness from the room . |
| 7 | Painfully , looking up at him , she saw a good strong profile , sandy hair tipped with gold from the sun coming in through the lace-curtained window . |
| 8 | The florist was closed , and they 'd put the fresh stock away , so that when Boy looked in through the first window the flowers he saw were of silk ; all artificial , but so good that they were better and fresher than the real thing , and certainly more expensive . |
| 9 | Or he was trying to get in through the one window in the house which was approachable from the tree side . |
| 10 | come in through the open window , rape her , |
| 11 | This has been pointed out by Lind ( 1983 : 271 ) , who adduces the following examples to show that there is " no correlation between active participation and omission of to " : ( 23 ) … he said briefly , helping me climb in through the rear window . |