Example sentences of "[adv prt] at [art] deep end [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was immediately thrown in at the deep end when one of her young clients , Lucy Gates , died . |
| 2 | 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 ? |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | She had been thrown in at the deep end and it was a question of sink or swim . |
| 5 | I had never taught before but was pushed in at the deep end and had to learn to swim . |
| 6 | Now McFall either jumps in at the deep end or dithers and backs off — he never falls off . |