Example sentences of "[adv] in " in BNC.

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1 A thud of chopping — movement between the tree trunks — a labourer was coming towards him , one of the consignment of convicts he had ordered through a merchant in Bideford , he had his machete in his hand , he was not menacing , he held out his spare hand in a strange appeal , lifting his face , which was crossed by deep scars , wounds across his eyes had puckered them right in so that he moved like a blind sleeper , closer and closer — Sir John woke up sweating , surprised to find himself alone , and then remembered : he had been drinking with his cousin Alexander Menzies of Bolfracks , the last bottle must have sent him under .
2 So we all dived right in , me , Steve and Paul , and Wally .
3 I started right in by saying there must have been a bit of a misunderstanding .
4 It was firm , knocked right in .
5 ’ , ‘ Gently , gently , the floor … ’ ) , seeing that all was well I did not go right in or disturb the piles of old magazines , wormy furniture , books , and china lying there ; after all , they belonged to the house .
6 These comfortable apartments , reserved exclusively for Club 18–30 , are an ideal base for those who want to be right in amongst the action , being only two minutes from the shops , bars and nightlife of San An .
7 The late sun setting over the mainland lays a bright path over the water , coming right in at the small bay .
8 ‘ It came right in through the window .
9 But am I not right in supposing that Moose Jaw is the mid-west divisional point of the C.P.R. ? ’
10 When she had finished she turned to Nara , who had just come back with the things she needed and was peering round the door , as if he was too scared of her magic to come right in .
11 The gates were open so they just drove right in .
12 We placed it by the spot were she went in and out , and every day I moved her food nearer to the cage until , eventually , she had to go right in to eat .
13 Find some notes , and start right in . ’
14 All you have to do is do it ; find some notes , and start right in .
15 If you can , plan to use a tripod ; with the camcorder firmly secured , you will then be able to zoom right in to fill the screen with individual baubles and still be placed to get good normal close-ups as well as wider shots of your performers absorbed in their task .
16 He did n't even knock but just walked right in and went through the house looking to see if we had anything of value to part with before we could receive any relief .
17 He dived right in .
18 The ‘ Sean Astin digs up a caveman and he fits right in in the Valley ’ plot does n't add to the suburban dumbnation routines but rather reworks the Eighties ' ‘ innocents abroad in America ’ genre ( eg anything from Starman to Crocodile Dundee ) .
19 ‘ I wanted to write a thoughtful song about recent events , and it was important that I just did n't leap right in with an immediate gut reaction . ’
20 Using hand-woven ropes — the Singphos do not trust any catching gear they have not made themselves — they ride their trained elephants right in among the herd .
21 Come right in and close the door . ’
22 ‘ Come right in and get those wet things off .
23 He got right in to being that successful South Africa skipper ( 8 )
24 With a sudden lunge he jumped three feet from the water and pulled her right in , book and all .
25 You can just stick your head under the flap of the tent and crawl right in .
26 " You go right in , " he replied .
27 right in into my wrist .
28 And if you 've ever been there and taken the trip on the little boat which takes you right in to the base of the falls themselves , you 'll have seen that there 's a hydro electric station which takes power from the water at night , when some of the force is diverted , and instead of the water going over the falls it goes through the hydro electric station .
29 And the darkness in this cave had a peculiar density which seemed to close right in over her , like a suffocating blanket .
30 From then on Eva was " right in " .
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