Example sentences of "i [vb past] in [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had an old camping van that I lived in during tournaments , and he chose to go with me in it for a meal in Chinatown in Liverpool . |
| 2 | I checked in with Simon just after twelve . |
| 3 | As I checked in at Baghdad airport , I found that I had 100kg of excess baggage . |
| 4 | So I got in to Gib n as an apprentice on the second of August , nineteen twelve I think . |
| 5 | I have n't been up there since I got in from school |
| 6 | And er anyway , when I got in from work last night , he 'd done carrots , sprouts , cabbage , mashed potatoes , and he 'd done this pie . |
| 7 | ‘ When I moved in with Peter , I expected us to marry . |
| 8 | By the time I moved in with Lucy and Joe , she 'd been divorced for a couple of years and her ex-husband had emigrated to America . |
| 9 | I phoned in to work and asked ? |
| 10 | I wandered in from time to time looking , usually , for something which was out of print or which no other bookseller had come around to stocking . |
| 11 | Sometimes I cycled in from Bourn , but the eight miles all uphill on the return was a bit off-putting . |
| 12 | Following this initial structure I filled in with colour relevant to tones and hue . |
| 13 | ‘ Well , the housemaid said something to me before I came in to prayers , and that just tickled me and I could n't help it . ’ |
| 14 | That time , I came in through Queen 's Square , walked down the lane to the union and out towards the hospital . |
| 15 | Erm just before I came in from school and we were home by about half three . |
| 16 | In one week I listened to the English boy singing the praises of my dark colouring and frizzy hair , felt him kiss me on the cheek with obvious pleasure whenever I cooked a meal and when I came in from work , or when we sat watching television together , and found him waiting for me at the end of the road when I was late back for some reason . |
| 17 | ‘ I came in from work on the Monday night when Ray was on the phone . |
| 18 | You could no longer do the things I 'd taken for granted , like making a cup of tea and sitting down for a gossip when I came in from college . |
| 19 | ‘ I dropped in on Father Courtney this morning . ’ |
| 20 | In the end I dropped in on Oliver Craddock , just out of curiosity , and he saw everything without my telling him a word . ’ |
| 21 | A couple of volunteers started to argue with him and I joined in with anger . |
| 22 | I joined in on Laura 's side with Edward as pig-in-the-middle , windmilling for the hat that sailed like a Frisbee between us , until we collapsed , panting with laughter , then stared in silence at the sea . |
| 23 | I walked in without ringing |
| 24 | I walked in with David and there was this guy with a mass of curly hair siting behind a desk , looking very Jewish , not like the Jewish businessman , though he is a wonderful businessman . |
| 25 | I wonder if he was there when I blundered in upon Ephraim 's body in my wanderings ? |
| 26 | I broke in with sketches for Dave Allen and Frankie Howerd . |
| 27 | How would it be if you took Celia away and I called in at Hillmarden to see Edna ? |
| 28 | While the rest of the gang dived into the pub opposite to use the toilets , I called in at H. R. Higgins ( Coffee-man ) Ltd and bought six gift boxes of coffee ( assorted ) and two of tea ( scented ) . |
| 29 | I called in on Ruth at lunchtime today and found her sitting up in her wheelchair looking out at the garden and seeming much better and as bright as usual — a nice nurse in attendance . |
| 30 | I 've always been a bit of an organiser , so when I looked in on ffeatherstonehaugh 's , started to go regularly and saw that things seemed to be in a bit of a mess , it seemed to me I might usefully give it some of my time . ’ |