Example sentences of "in [prep] the [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Seven or eight thousand figures had taken up position kneeling on prayer carpets , so that as you walked in through the great red-stone gate you were confronted by rank upon rank of white-clad backs topped with brightly coloured turbans or embroidered mosque-caps . |
| 2 | I wandered one more time round the whole place , seeing the sunlight slant in through the barred unopenable windows ( which would keep people out as well as horses in ) , smelling the sweet hay and the faint musty odour of the horses themselves , feeling the swirls of fresh air coming from the rows of small ventilators along the roof , hearing the creaking and rushing noises in the car 's fabric and the grind of the electricity-generating wheels under the floor . |
| 3 | We would like , for instance , to see : — An architect trying to get a pram in through the tiny front porch of the modern house . |
| 4 | Dot peered in through the tiny curtained windows of the dolls ' house and saw quiet furnished rooms , the playroom , kitchen , parlour , waiting to be lived in , a table set for tea , beds to be slept in , armchairs to be sat on . |
| 5 | On this bright evening , they were looped back by twisted and tasselled cords ; light came streaming in through the sashed plate-glass windows . |
| 6 | They were gifted a goal six minutes later when a John Clark free-kick was touched on by Ferguson and Paddy Connolly nipped in through the static Celtic defence to lift the ball over Pat Bonner . |
| 7 | 'Bye for now ! ’ she called , and ran in through the imposing front door . |
| 8 | Devon and Cornwall 's canals connected agricultural areas with the goods they needed which came in through the many small ports . |
| 9 | People and cars always came in through the big double gates . |
| 10 | There was no key in the lock , so he could see in through the big old-fashioned key-hole . |
| 11 | They went in through the white painted door , down a passage into a kitchen . |
| 12 | To her relief , Ludovico walked in through the open front door , carrying two enormous brown paper bags . |
| 13 | Ella and Linda bounced in through the open front door . |
| 14 | Suddenly they were in a huge , enchanting sitting-room , with the sun pouring in through the open French windows that gave a magnificent view out over the bay . |
| 15 | ‘ Most of the children came in during the first two days and our helplines were flooded with calls , but they appear to have calmed down now . ’ |
| 16 | He is also extremely wealthy , and personally worth an additional Pounds 50m , thanks to the cash he raked in during the roaring 80s . |
| 17 | Builders move in during the next two weeks and work should be complete in 20 weeks , he said . |
| 18 | Top Of The Pops , reported to be in its dying days , trailed in as the seventh best TV programme . |
| 19 | After the general election of May 12 , 1991 , Girija Prasad Koirala was sworn in as the new Prime Minister on May 26 and three days later he appointed a new Cabinet [ see p. 38193 ] . |
| 20 | Manning was sworn in as the new Prime Minster on Dec. 17 and on Dec. 20 the new Cabinet took office . |
| 21 | Bhairon Singh Shekhawat of the BJP was sworn in as the new Chief Minister on March 3 , replacing Harideo Joshi , Congress ( I ) Chief Minister since early December . |
| 22 | The central government finally relinquished President 's rule on Oct. 17 and Bangarappa was sworn in as the new Chief Minister . |
| 23 | Kalyan Singh was sworn in as the new Chief Minister [ see p. 38287 ] . |
| 24 | Congress ( I ) won the State Assembly elections held in early June and Hitashwar Saikia was sworn in as the new Chief Minister [ see p. 38287 ] . |
| 25 | Lallu Prasad Yadav was sworn in as the new Chief Minister in early March [ see pp. 37245 ; 37315 ] . |
| 26 | The Congress ( I ) allied A-IADMK won a clear majority in state assembly elections held in June 1991 ; Jayalalitha was sworn in as the new Chief Minister [ see p. 38287 ] . |
| 27 | The police moved in as the three loaded part of a haul of 200 kilos of hashish into a warehouse near Madrid . |
| 28 | Back in the good old days , you could manage your practice with nothing more complicated or technologically advanced than a pen , paper and adding machine , with a manual typewriter thrown in for the real forward thinkers . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | That settled , I booked myself in for the first two weeks of August , five months after my operation . |