Example sentences of "were [verb] in to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The artist was one of the so called Bevin boys , who were drafted in to work as miners during the last war . |
| 2 | On these journeys , however , he had n't been fortunate , as some of the fellows in the camp had been , in finding a cottage or a house where they were invited in to tea , which often meant , so he understood , eggs and chips or even bacon , particularly if it was a farmhouse . |
| 3 | Childhood was followed by hard physical labour in local factories where workers were locked in to work or , if they arrived late , locked out . |
| 4 | And I was downstairs with Lottie ; and we were taking coats , do you see ; people were coming in to lunch or dinner — I forget — we were taking the coats , and a man went upstairs — I do n't know who he was — and he had a big head , and it was completely bald ! |
| 5 | English civil servants and other English appointees were brought in to fill policy-making and sensitive positions . |
| 6 | Consultants were brought in to coach team leaders , themselves working members of the unit , who then passed on their new-found knowledge — the cascade concept . |
| 7 | We crossed the fields below Underwood and made our way back home as cows were brought in to milk and children were brought in from play for their tea . |
| 8 | These groups were brought in to witness decisions . |
| 9 | In an attempt to make the RUC more acceptable to the minority , its leadership structure was radically altered , outsiders were brought in to train and lead it , and the B Special Constabulary was disbanded to be replaced by the Ulster Defence Regiment under army command . |
| 10 | Large numbers of soldiers and police were brought in to seal off the entire area . |
| 11 | Extra staff were brought in to dust and polish , while Paige helped Betty prepare the rooms for those who would be staying over . |