Example sentences of "in on [adj] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 So we home in on five thousand booklets .
2 Last Sunday you may remember I held up something at the start of the service , and it was my mail from the previous day and we homed in on one buff letter which had H M inspector of taxes in it .
3 This central area of the town — Hillgate , Millgate , the Underbanks , all names attested in the 15th century — does however retain both the medieval street plan and something of a medieval atmosphere , because of the narrow , twisting , hilly streets and the buildings crowding in on one another .
4 Yeah , if you do n't measure it the right way , and go all the way round there and say that he 's coming in on two hundred and twenty five degrees
5 So am I am I right in thinking that the western relief road is catering for a north south through traffic element , but its primary purpose is to provide relief to the main e the present A sixty one which runs through the centre of Harrogate and again would seek to distribute traffic around the network and bring it in on other radial roads from the West for example ?
6 Whether by luck or careful management , Callaghan 's administration looked much more credible now , and many expected him to call an autumn election in 1978 to cash in on favourable economic and political trends and , against all the odds , snatch another term of power .
7 This will remain constant throughout the design no matter what order the colours appear in on all succeeding lines and is also the order for colours to be used in the colour changer when knitting .
8 You mean you 'd bring that access in on that western boundary ?
9 I if I can ask you to home in on that five thousand pound figure , once you reach five thousand pound on any assignment you get another fifteen percent bonus .
10 They are only too painfully aware how they could cash in on any multi-coloured shirt worn by one of Europe 's best known goalkeepers .
11 It is inconceivable that Lang would drop in on any such social function hosted by the SNP .
12 Do let me in on any more of your detective work , wo n't you , Charles ? ’
13 Simple as that And he always wanted to be in on any underground culture going .
14 Yeah but you did n't a actually sort of hone in on any particular date .
15 As I said there are just three sizes but I 've got five five prices , I would just like to home in on those three .
16 Not some dubious doctor ( all professions have their black sheep ! ) cashing in on some personal theory totally unsupported by scientific evidence .
17 Next week he will allow his hounds to close in on some 13 leading politicians , including the prime minister , Mr Noboru Takeshita , and the former prime minister , Mr Yasuhiro Nakasone .
18 All that happens is that the animal waits until the treated garments are discarded and then homes in on some other , more suitable surface .
19 Possibly to try and get in on some long balls 1 on 1 with Koeman as Holland push forward late in the game .
20 I was talking to someone who knows a Leeds solicitor who is involved with the club and he was allegedly letting this colleague in on some inside info .
21 Lloyd Grossman shares the fun he 's had in making the series and lets us in on some behind-the-scenes secrets .
22 You may not want to go to all this trouble so I 'll let you in on another easier method of finding some good swims .
23 Eager to cash in on this sorry state of affairs , big telecoms firms are scrambling to offer all-in-one ‘ global ’ telephone services to multinationals .
24 With some industry experts predicting that within five years more people will be sending and receiving faxes through their PC than with stand-alone fax machines it is no wonder that software developers are examining ways of cashing in on this increasing market .
25 So people have rung in on this direct line to find out what 's going on and things appertaining that could be useful to them .
26 Anyway , keen to cash in on this burgeoning demand , the car manufacturers are offering a range of pick-ups aimed smack at the jugular of America 's youth .
27 At the extreme , rogue manufacturers are trying to cash in on this huge market , and have won multi-million pound orders for technologies that may be sound as pieces of machinery but have not been tried adequately in the field .
28 Though funds are scarce , conservation teams from around the world compete to get in on this important and prestigious project .
29 The rise of ‘ put-and-take ’ fisheries has paralleled a great explosion of interest in game fishing ; and as more and more people discover the delights of angling , tackle manufacturers have been quick to cash in on this growing demand .
30 But even though this version is n't quite as expensive as the original , the gallery is n't taking any chances ; a full-time guard prevents anyone from on cashing in on this artistic venture .
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