Example sentences of "in through 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 . |