Example sentences of "[v-ing] in [prep] the open [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Looking in through the open door of one , I saw a fat , drunk skinhead in a wheelchair . |
| 2 | The authorities warned young people about the ‘ unhealthy winds ’ blowing in through the open door , such as sexual promiscuity , pornography and prostitution , homosexuality , alcohol abuse and drugs . |
| 3 | The scents of the garden , blowing in through the open window , had removed the last trace of stuffiness from the room . |
| 4 | Or was it the east wind blowing in through the open bell tower with renewed force ? |
| 5 | The damp wind blowing in at the open door made him shiver and he went to wake the others . |
| 6 | These are believed to result , at least in part , from sewage pollution , although there is some evidence that nutrients are also coming in from the open sea . |
| 7 | A glamorous , dressing-gowned housewife was staring in through the open side window , her face framed by my shoes . |
| 8 | Shielding the flame carefully from the draught sweeping in through the open door , Isabel glanced about the single room . |
| 9 | Every now and then , one of the tall waves thundering in from the open ocean carries within it a dark sinister presence . |