Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv prt] at the deep [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ 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 . |
2 | We realise that chucking them in at the deep end is not satisfactory . |
3 | ‘ I 'm afraid I 've plunged you in at the deep end . |
4 | ‘ For dropping you in at the deep end , before you 'd had a chance to get your bearings … ’ |
5 | 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 . |