Example sentences of "sunk in " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the changes that threaten this country , either from a majority Labour government or one kept in power by the Liberal-Democrats , are of an enormity that still has not sunk in . |
| 2 | All those years of Listen With Mother must have sunk in . |
| 3 | Gradually , the reality of the ‘ back end ’ costs has sunk in . |
| 4 | As I left my GP — he was passing me over to a surgeon — and he shook my hand and wished me luck — that in itself was a bad sign — neither the truth nor the meaning had really sunk in . |
| 5 | Once this sunk in , may manner changed abruptly . |
| 6 | I 'd seen it but it had n't sunk in . |
| 7 | And as the horror sunk in , the form of a man who won nine titles last season deserted him . |
| 8 | The Flowton farmer on whose holding Agriculture Minister John Gummer last week unveiled detailed proposals for a £31 million non-rotational set-aside scheme last week , showed his delight once the depth of this Suffolk achievement had sunk in . |
| 9 | The win over Felton still has n't sunk in . |
| 10 | Despite bordering on acute alcoholic poisoning , somehow my sacking still has n't sunk in . |
| 11 | It appears that this sad reality has finally sunk in . |
| 12 | She had to tell me three times before it sunk in . |
| 13 | His arms had sunk in and he was twisting around , thrashing his head to keep it away from the wall — but it still sucked him in . ’ |
| 14 | He should n't be in her thoughts at all , and yet she found that in the short space of time since she had met him he had sunk in , wormed his way into her mind with his disturbing home truths . |
| 15 | After What seemed like a shattering day , I sat on the bus but this time the journey was much more jovial as relief sunk in . |
| 16 | ‘ I heard it say something , ’ said Sacco helpfully , in case the point had n't sunk in . |
| 17 | She was re-reading the last line of the message which had n't sunk in till now . |
| 18 | ‘ Are you sure ? ’ she enquired , as her companion 's statement sunk in . |
| 19 | It had taken her twenty-two years , but in the end the truth had finally sunk in . |
| 20 | It still has n't sunk in . |
| 21 | It still has n't sunk in . |
| 22 | But gradually it 's sunk in but when I 'm there it will probably seem like a dream . |
| 23 | We hope it 's sunk in and they 'll know what they 're doing by the time they get to Bosnia . |
| 24 | I do n't think it sunk in much . |