Example sentences of "in [prep] [det] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In welcome contrast to the dimness and the heavy , ornate splendour that had gone before , the white ceiling and walls were unadorned and light poured in through several long windows . |
| 2 | The more hard work you are prepared to put in during these 12 months , whether this applies directly to your job , a personal ambition , a family matter or a relationship , the better set up you will be for 1994 . |
| 3 | The situation was concealed in 1968 and 1969 as short-term capital was attracted to US banks by high interest rates : $12 billion flowed in during those two years , more than covering the long-term capital outflow . |
| 4 | Involvement in the visual arts is one way in for many young people today . |
| 5 | It 's a bit of oh my God , I did n't realize we let ourselves in for that much and I , I do n't think that 's quite fair of us , although I think we , we had a but some operating companies were , have certainly realized that they had erm material potential liabilities down the track led to redesign . |
| 6 | Hateley baffled and upset by the affair says : ‘ I came in for that one game , and I thought I did reasonably well . |
| 7 | Other countries use bells to summon people to church but only the English go in for that cascading sound from a ring of six or more bells — ‘ change ringing ’ . |
| 8 | By chance , one of the world 's top fashion talent-spotters happened to be booking in for that same flight . |
| 9 | It 's awful to let her in for all this . ’ |
| 10 | Was there ever a time when you had to go in for more drastic measures ? |
| 11 | On this occasion he strode in and slapped his son on the back and shouted , ‘ Well my boy , your father feels he 's in for another great money-making day today at the garage ! |
| 12 | He flourished it as one of the dragons curved in for another low pass . |
| 13 | I 'm , there we are I 'm in for I 'm in for another two . |
| 14 | I mean I do n't know when he 's , he might not be in for another two or three hours , I do n't , I really do n't know . |
| 15 | Well he 's in for another two weeks |
| 16 | If he succeeds in stirring up tabloid backing again with ‘ the people 's champion against the gin-and-tonic brigade ’ , the theme of 1984 , then Yorkshire are in for another incendiary winter . |
| 17 | On the trains everything 's okay , there 's a late flight at the airport , flight L O G nine seven three from Guernsey , now coming in at five past two , so if you 're rushing to meet that , there 's no need cos it 's not in for another twenty minutes , flight L O G nine seven three from Guernsey now due in at five past two . |
| 18 | An' she drops in for another little drop , |
| 19 | When eventually she left the sitting-room to go to bed , she pattered into the hall , knowing in advance that she was in for another wretched night of it . |
| 20 | It 's not actually automatic because you can stay in for those extra up up to five years if you so choose . |
| 21 | How was she to explain that she did n't go in for this high-profile look ? |
| 22 | Write in for this free service to : |
| 23 | ‘ Unless your estimable uncle had expensive amusements , Master Hussey , you must surely have come in for this very money along with the rest . ’ |
| 24 | So the best way in for most private individuals is through insurance funds , investment trusts or unit trusts . |
| 25 | Having learned to hold the camcorder still for these static scenes , and having resisted all temptations to pan the camcorder to and fro to ‘ get it all in ’ you can now move in for some closer shots . |
| 26 | " We 're in for some mysterious trouble , " whispered Fiver , " and it 's not elil . |
| 27 | Antrim 's new president collected 220 votes in all as the finances of the Association came in for some healthy but heated discussion . |
| 28 | Sorry , I run a health spa in Scotland and I see an awful lot of women who obviously come in for some slight improvement but quite frankly it is the stress factor that shows in the face that does n't make them quite so beautiful because their personalities comes across for when their stressed it shows in their face and I notice when they leave only after a few days the stress has gone and their personality shines through and their far more beautiful . |
| 29 | Bernstein 's work has come in for some strong criticism recently . |
| 30 | She saw his glance go over her , ending at the tips of her sensible shoes , and wondered if she was in for some punishing ten-mile hike . |