Example sentences of "in [prep] a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He ran across the empty alley between the tumbledown buildings and squeezed his way in through a crack in the sagging door . |
| 2 | Ten thousand couples joined in through a TVlink-up with five other countries . |
| 3 | In the end , I got in through a hole in the side , but it was n't easy . |
| 4 | He is still taking medication for injuries to his hand caused by the extreme cold blowing in through a hole in the fuselage during a ten-hour flight . |
| 5 | He ran across the key , bandoleer slapping his chest , gun held at the port , and reached the beach in time to see Baccy ease the patrol boat in through a gap in the reef . |
| 6 | It is the first time troops have been brought in during a dispute since 1978 . |
| 7 | David Duke , 38 , a former imperial wizard in the Ku Klux Klan , was on Feb. 22 , 1989 , sworn in as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives . |
| 8 | I do have to pay into circuses unfortunately erm because I go in as a member of the public to watch the act , and when I can , I pay the money to go |
| 9 | Farm secretary Anne Rose , of Ellerton-on-Swale , near Richmond , was sworn in as a magistrate at Richmond court yesterday . |
| 10 | , member of Holt morning class , was congratulated on being sworn in as a Magistrate at Norwich on January 19th . |
| 11 | Jonathon is a trained musician filling in as a cleaner between jobs and he fell on his feet at the Oxford Playhouse . |
| 12 | Embarrassing as those moments were for me , I would not wish to imply that I in any way blame Mr Farraday , who is in no sense an unkind person ; he was , I am sure , merely enjoying the sort of bantering which in the United States , no doubt , is a sign of a good , friendly understanding between employer and employee , indulged in as a kind of affectionate sport . |
| 13 | Sir Hector , who will have his own form to fill in as a farmer in Dumfriesshire , says in the letter : ‘ I recognise that many of you will be fed up at the prospect of yet more literature and more form filling . |
| 14 | But the authorities take all complaints seriously , which leads some constables to fear ‘ the flippin' solicitor 's letter ’ ( FN 5/10/87 , p. 16 ) , although one middleranking officer once expressed considerable sympathy for the post — tion some police constables find themselves in as a result of being hedged ( as they are in Northern Ireland 's more unusual position as a divided society ) between authorities who are exceedingly sensitive to complaints against the police and a public which has sections eager to complain , even in Protestant-dominated Easton . |
| 15 | Mr Hurd stressed that no citizens of other Commonwealth countries will be allowed in as a result of the bill . |
| 16 | Kennedy Street head Nick Leigh said : ‘ I have swapped over 2,000 tickets for people who wrote in as a result of the press release . |
| 17 | It 's impossible to judge exactly how many people will come in as a result of that and er , how much expenditure will be incurred because as you know we 're in a recessionary period and as you 've already heard there is concern about current trading , but I would hope that it would bring in er , something like a hundred and fifty thousand extra people , certainly in a good year I 'd expect more than that but really that 's about as much as I 'm prepared to say with some additional spending which will be incurred at Alton Towers . |
| 18 | The coaching committee in fact , had originally settled for four boxers but then included a fifth and Crowley then got in as a result of tremendous pressure from the body of the floor . |
| 19 | Ken , if we could er look at what 's actually happening out there to pensioners at the moment , I think of which we 're all very concerned , but there has been a small item of good news to balance against the concerns we have for those pensioners that are still suffering from uncertainty and that is some money has started to come in as a result of legal actions and settlements out of court . |
| 20 | If it 's something like that erm , all will go back and check that erm the researcher in as a matter of course , a couple of months and make sure |
| 21 | Any essential communication should be sent in writing and all letters of acceptance should be sent in as a matter of urgency . |
| 22 | N may be too large for there to be room for that number of add instructions to be held economically in the store , or the value of N may not be known when the program is being prepared ( for example it might be read in as a piece of data ) . |
| 23 | Now yes this is very very welcome indeed , but I do see it Mr Chairman in the experience of the past and that really with the hard work that you both have put in as a piece of paper it is now in the computer as far as I can see and I think there is a term now within agriculture and I will give you an example of this and I think it now , it may apply I think to our road system particular particularly in the north , north Suffolk , yeah I think the term is set-aside , and I hope that some time central government will acknowledge that within this eastern region certainly the Lowestoft area and Waking area we have very great problems , because these pieces of jigsaw do not come into the full picture , they 're put in place now and then and later and in apparent it is giving us a very great problem certainly within the last |
| 24 | Unashamed nostalgia makes Radio Days ( RCA / Columbia , PG ) a gem to wallow in as a family of Jewish misfits huddle round their wireless at the start of the Second World War . |
| 25 | It is easier to book in as a group of four or more , by telephoning in advance , 26–65041 ext. 212 or 262 . |
| 26 | Allan was allowed in as a guest in the 200 metres , but was given the outside lane . |
| 27 | In 1855 he had been brought in as a partner to Beyer & Peacock 's Gorton factory in Manchester , recently built for the manufacture of railway locomotives , and he maintained an active role in the management of Beyer , Peacock & Co. until his death . |
| 28 | He comes in as a replacement for unbeaten fellow Liverpudlian Shea Neary , who is out with a hand injury . |
| 29 | She also found herself naturally in tune with Laura 's taste and , although her job specification was to oversee the entire design structure for clothes , Laura advised her that she ‘ had been brought in as a flanker to Moira ’ . |
| 30 | But Argonaut , brought in as a substitute for Walzerkoenig , ended the German 's week on a happier note with some powerful jumping and nimble turning . |