Example sentences of "he [vb past] [verb] in " in BNC.
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1 | When he failed to get in to Merchant Taylors , Iain was sent off to boarding school in Bishop 's Stortford . |
2 | I think he got drawn in . ’ |
3 | where he got cemented in — |
4 | They believe me , Connelly thought as he tried to suck in breath , tasting the rancid atmosphere as thickly as if it were smoke . |
5 | At the house he invited Rose in but she refused with the excuse that it was too late . |
6 | On bail bandits people who offended while on bail he promised to bring in legislation to increase the penalties and set up bail hostels . |
7 | The rent on this new place , like the rent on all the places he 'd lived in since he arrived in the city , was paid for by the Social Security . |
8 | no did n't like how he grouted it because she said there , things like a little nick in the tile , if he 'd gone in with the grouting it would n't of shown any and he did n't |
9 | But William 's grandad was too busy working to notice or care , riding shotgun to a great clattering brute of a knitting machine that reminded him of the Irish cobs he 'd broken in for the brewery ; he could knit thirty fully fashioned stockings an hour , sixteen hours a day . |
10 | The big lattice-patterned bed in Guy 's room brought back the moment when he 'd marched in on her unannounced that first night . |
11 | Mind , he 'd crashed in on the situation pretty damn quickly , stepping in and being nice to her almost before she had dried her eyes , trying to get her on the rebound . |
12 | Charles sat among Charity 's glossy acquaintances , the only uniform in the whole peculiar set of imbibers , perhaps not so peculiar as the last time he 'd dropped in when the Aleister Crowley entourage gave sinister overtones to the entire pub , the ‘ Black Magician ’ himself in his wide black hat sat surrounded by his followers in equally curious clothes . |
13 | It had n't actually been Guy Sterne 's fault that he 'd barged in and found her naked in his bedroom last night , even if his mocking treatment of the incident had been grossly insulting … |
14 | He took me round all the places he 'd slept in . |
15 | He had n't seen O'Hara all morning because he 'd slept in . |
16 | Michael had been hitting the phone , recruiting some key staff from hotels he 'd worked in in the past . |
17 | The answer was even more unsettling — that this was the department he 'd worked in . |
18 | He reckoned he 'd a right to nice things the same as this bad company he 'd got in with . |
19 | He 'd got in with the punks and seen immediately what they were doing , what a renaissance this was in music . |
20 | He bumped into some people waiting to join the queue for the seats in the reception area ( ha ; he 'd got in just before the rush ! ) , and went out through the doors back to the street and the bright sunlight . |
21 | He came running in from the dispensary , pulling up his trousers , still held up by his MCC tie , the end of his stethoscope bouncing off his fat tummy . |
22 | He came running in with his knee cut and bleeding , crying : ‘ Mummy , Mummy , I 've hurt my leg-elbow . |
23 | Eggs and bacon and fried bread , it 's about half past nine , to do something else , but he came tearing in , I 've got to go to the office , she said , as though it was my fault , and he 'd rung to make sure everything was alright , got no reply , and suddenly remembered that his secretary was going to have appointment , there 's nobody there , so |
24 | His spirit was epitomised by the way he came charging in late on the final day , giving it everything he had , despite an unresponsive surface and the near-certainty that the match would finish in a draw . |
25 | She had been surprised when he seemed to join in so easily . |
26 | I knew it was right for him — this is where he learnt to join in and be like other children . |
27 | Two weeks ago he forgot to weigh in when second at Haydock on the horse and was fined £315 . |
28 | He happened to come in on |
29 | He began to suck in air through his mouth , producing a gasping sound . |
30 | He scribbled a few lines on a scrap sheet to get the hang of Sampson 's cramped style , and then he started to fill in the form . |