Example sentences of "of [noun] creep in " in BNC.
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| 1 | The commercial procedure of dégorgement crept in in gradual steps sometime in the latter part of the eighteenth century , or soon after , and might have been the producers ' response to an increasing number of complaints about their clouded wines . |
| 2 | But a couple of errors crept in and we allowed Coventry to take the lead . ’ |
| 3 | In schools the increasing number of para.professionals creeping in under the resources umbrella have understandably aroused suspicions in teachers ' union branches . |
| 4 | An unwelcome element of anarchy crept in . |
| 5 | It 's only ten years since the Comedy Store opened , but already there is a note of wistfulness creeping in for the good old days . |
| 6 | And then , as the pale light of morning crept in through the window , she was awoken by the feel of his mouth on her breasts . |
| 7 | The lads in the office were outwardly horrified at my drastic action and the usual jokes about sheep and welly boots began to circulate , but I detected a tinge of envy creeping in at times . |
| 8 | The curtains were partly open , allowing the merest glimmer of moonlight to creep in . |