Example sentences of "[noun] in and [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I know the opposition is n't up to much but lets hope he bangs a few goals in and gives Sgt Wilko something to think about . |
| 2 | McDunn sucks his lips in and looks pained . |
| 3 | It also comes in handy in cases of defiance when the child digs its heels in and says ‘ No ! ’ or ‘ Wo n't ! ’ |
| 4 | It seems to me therefore that the free-thinker and the non-Christian can accept , without offence to his convictions , the fact that Christian morals are the basis of the criminal law and that he can recognize , also without taking offence , that without the support of the Churches the moral order , which has its origin in and takes its strength from , Christian beliefs , would collapse . |
| 5 | LT : Oh yes , I see , chips in and finishes it off . |
| 6 | These days , if you imagine a young man 's sexual exploration , he works from the outside in and encounters women 's underwear long before he comes anywhere near the female body itself . |
| 7 | Life is a slow , but easy , on the phones until a newcomer breezes in and threatens their jobs , homelife and sanity . |
| 8 | Matthew puts his marker in and closes the book . |
| 9 | Asking one member of the family to describe interactions between other members is one way in and forms a ‘ triadic ’ analysis ( Bowen 1978 ; Coppersmith 1985 ) . |
| 10 | The computer recognises some of the words and phrases which the child types in and reflects them back at the child as open-ended questions that encourage the child to reply . |