Example sentences of "in [prep] a [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Two robbers both with guns had got in through a kitchen window and were threatening to kill him . |
| 2 | Two robbers , both with guns , had got in through a kitchen window and were threatening to kill him . |
| 3 | Intruders at the Bull and Dog pub in Greatham , near Hartlepool , stole £920 from the vending and gaming machines after getting in through a groundfloor window . |
| 4 | A lay brother let us in through a postern gate where others took care of our horses and baggage . |
| 5 | Yesterday Mike Dodd , of the authority 's finance department , said the thieves broke in through a store room window . |
| 6 | They had got in through a cellar window at the back and made their way up to a small office on the third landing where , according to Cyril , the sole employee had been there man and boy until he became fossilized and had to be removed feet first from his station . |
| 7 | I drive in through a side entrance of the Royal Academy and queue , surrounded by other artists . |
| 8 | And if you were caught letting somebody in through a ground floor window about eleven o'clock a night , that , that was it . |
| 9 | ‘ I would n't wear muddy hunting boots if I was going to climb in through a bedroom window and murder a lady , ’ said Ethel . |
| 10 | Anne reportedly dug her heels in during a family conference at Balmoral . |
| 11 | A yard or so up the line from the bomb a swivel or ring is tied in as a back stop . |
| 12 | It is a rare example of a Scottish company that went to the edge in the early 1980s ( Lord Tombs of Rolls-Royce was brought in as a company doctor to turn it around ) and emerge stronger on the other side as well as maintaining Scottish roots . |
| 13 | She had walked in as a cookery demonstration for Korean housewives was under way . |
| 14 | She had walked in as a cookery demonstration for Korean housewives was under way . |
| 15 | If you can take a member of the family with you to stand in as a practise subject , so much the better . |
| 16 | ‘ The Fringe Show , our evening classes and our monthly fleamarket are part of our aim to inform the public about the Centre and get them coming in as a starting point for integration . |
| 17 | Spotting the light of prospect , Christopher Barry applied to join the BBC , and came in as a Production Assistant in 1955 . |
| 18 | EVEN though the ghastly Every Loser Wins was the best selling single of 1986 , Nick Berry has never really cashed in as a pop star . |
| 19 | The categories have been increased but the funding has not , so that er although this is in as a growth item and although it is being presented as a standstill item , in fact it may not have been a , a , a , a reduction in the service . |
| 20 | George Sanders was out of the running now , having been hauled in as an enemy spy , but I 'd be interested in knowing who precisely had tipped the Feds off to his brokerage for state secrets in the suburbs . |
| 21 | The bug spread briefly to Portadown as Strain misdirected a clearance to let David McCabe in for a Ballymena equaliser in the 21st minute . |
| 22 | Tiger Moth pilot Tony drops in for a pub pint |
| 23 | You need the permission of the owner to go in for a title search so you 'd have to know the owner first . |
| 24 | It is commonplace for me to step outside the door in the morning intending to do one particular task , and then to come back in for a lunchtime bowl of soup having done three or four entirely different jobs of maintenance or repair . |
| 25 | A few months ago it seemed that oil markets were in for a chill spring . |
| 26 | Judi Goodwin drops in for a mince pie and soaks up the atmosphere of this warm , family home . |
| 27 | Said oh that 's alright , we 've got some friends coming down this weekend , we 'll come in for a bar snack . |
| 28 | Monaru was bought in for a course record of 11,500 gns after winning the Carlsberg Selling Hurdle but Pipe had no complaints and said : ‘ People do n't have to run in sellers if they do n't want to . |
| 29 | We are misled time after time after time when people have problems like they 're having their vehicle serviced , it 's put a claim in for a water pump , and have the cost of their service paid for . |
| 30 | Aye , we were gon na go in for a Sunday dinner once and it was all shut , ca n't have my dinner . |