Example sentences of "in [conj] [verb] [adv prt] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ) The same may be said of the glissando , produced by rapidly drawing in or pushing out the slide . |
| 2 | Family breakdown is common and there are a large number of single parent families , with the result that many grandparents share in or take over the upbringing of their grandchildren and behave as parents to them . |
| 3 | I know now he was just trying to make a sale and did n't have my size in stock , but since he was wearing a fleecy top and tracksuit trousers I believed him , and bought these huge leather edifices that a young married couple could quite comfortably live in and bring up a family . |
| 4 | Why do a , er , an old lady come in and fill up an ice cream tub , do you mean an old ice cream tub ? |
| 5 | But the yobs managed to break in and snap off the ‘ flying lady ’ emblem . |
| 6 | In Shepherd 's Bush , where he grew up , he and his family suffered an incident in which the police , who had surrounded the house in order to arrest Christie 's brother ( on a charge which never came to court ) then burst in and carried out the violent , unprovoked arrest of Christie and his father . |
| 7 | He taxied in and show down the engine , where upon hit promptly seized-up solid , never to run again . |
| 8 | Then the Glasgow ‘ bobbies ’ would go in and drag out the culprits . |
| 9 | You referred frequently to how well you know and the village , so I am sure she will , subject to your approach , be willing to go in and switch on a convector in each of the two rooms and read the meter . |
| 10 | These bands would either play their sets regardless of fights , or , in the case of Fat Man Doug Trendle — the front man of Bad Manners — would wade in and sort out the rucks himself . |
| 11 | Weeks fifteen to twenty one is subject specific and all the details that have to come in and make up a record of achievement . |
| 12 | The other thing is my contribution to the new album is limited , Jake had most of the songs finished before I arrived and all I did was go in and lay down the bass tracks . |
| 13 | Go in and sit down a sec . |
| 14 | Instead of the dominant males moving in and taking over the females during the breeding period , they are simply allowed in for mating only and then driven out again . |
| 15 | Along with many other groups , The Wedding Present found their product on hold and their projected Ukrainian LP was stuck in Red Rhino 's York warehouse until RCA moved in and took over the marketing of it . |
| 16 | He reached in and took out the Beretta , cradling it in his hand , working the slide . |
| 17 | Strachan embarassed Dicks more than once by nipping in and streaking up the wing . |
| 18 | I jumped in and frothed about a bit , then went back inside and made some coffee . |
| 19 | He says : ‘ It 's ludicrous that we have to wait for three to five years when a foreign company can come in and pick up a UK TV company right now . ’ |
| 20 | But this would be moving in and making up the message in the style of the ‘ missing ’ letters in Poor People , the first story of all . |
| 21 | It is at these times that fate may appear to step in and take over the proceedings . |
| 22 | ‘ However , I have received an assurance from the Post Office that in the event of the present franchisees not being able to find a buyer for the business , then the Post Office will step in and take over the running of the counter service again . ’ |
| 23 | Ace was tempted to move in and take out the sentries , but knew that it would be a foolish move , since they would be missed by the congregation when they arrived , who would thus be alerted . |
| 24 | Just fill in and send off the Free Trial Card . |
| 25 | Bailiffs moved in and boarded up the house in Ely , Cardiff , as Pat and her children , Maria , 16 , and three-year-old Matthew watched . |
| 26 | ‘ My grandfather moved to Billingford and he settled in and opened up the blacksmith shop … |
| 27 | ‘ Sharp followed him in and picked up a 12-inch knife and threatened to kill him and other staff . |
| 28 | Mihal beat away the burning logs with his club while Martin rushed in and picked up the old man . |
| 29 | Anyway , I 've got to go in and snoop around a bit . |
| 30 | Some children broke in and trampled down the surviving patch of ramsons . |