Example sentences of "in [prep] the deep [noun sg] " in BNC.

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31 ‘ You must think I 'm an inconsiderate devil if you 're expecting to be thrown in at the deep end to struggle as best you can . ’
32 The former kart champion has elected to skip Formula Ford and jump straight in at the deep end with Martin Donnelly 's team .
33 Kennedy , he said , had no previous conviction but in this , his first crime , he had clearly gone straight in at the deep end .
34 And as Cram prepared to jump in at the deep end with a clash against Olympic 10,000m champion Khalid Skah in the BUPA International Festival of Running , race organiser Brendan Foster tipped his pal to rekindle memories of his glory days in his new event .
35 He was still suffering from jet-lag but opted to plunge in at the deep end against Monaghan .
36 Training will be given and wherever possible the new representative will be thrown in at the deep end .
37 Slow build up or in at the deep end ?
38 ‘ Talk about being thrown in at the deep end ! ’
39 ‘ For dropping you in at the deep end , before you 'd had a chance to get your bearings … ’
40 ‘ Mind you , they never actually say when , and you did rather get dropped in at the deep end .
41 Instead of liking the look of the water , wading in carefully and finding it was wonderful , she 'd tumbled in at the deep end .
42 So these dare devils have got 6 months to dry out before diving in at the deep end once again .
43 These days , it always seems to be in at the deep end for Foreign Secretary , Douglas Hurd .
44 We realise that chucking them in at the deep end is not satisfactory .
45 They 're thrown in at the deep end , and have to develop skills quickly .
46 It was her first appearance in a Willy Russell play so she was in at the deep end .
47 ‘ I am being thrown in at the deep end against Blackburn and I am really looking forward to the game . ’
48 Tom jumps in at the deep end
49 Well I was thrown in at the deep end Different persons came in maybe if we had a job in a hurry and they would say , Oh you 're on at such and such a time at this .
50 Not wanting to jump in at the deep end , I hired the school the day before and went with Karen , a friend who wanted to give her experienced but spooky horse an indoor schooling session .
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