Example sentences of "[prep] [being] [verb] in [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 This sensation of being hemmed in in the middle of Europe was heightened by the foundation of the German Empire in 1871 , although it was Bismarck 's great achievement that he united his country in concert with the other nations of Europe .
2 Investment criteria that are applied as a matter of course to every other company are in danger of being abandoned completely as the institutions face the prospect of being sucked in by the Government 's subtle propaganda .
3 ‘ I would n't want any child of mine to have to cope with being thrown in at the deep end like that .
4 ‘ Talk about being thrown in at the deep end ! ’
5 The poet mocks the people for being taken in by the priest but lays the blame on the shoulders of the priest and ultimately on the church for failing to do its duty .
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