Example sentences of "straight in " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Perhaps if we tried to get things straight in our minds now , it might hurry the enquiry along , ’ Peggy suggested , casually . |
| 2 | I remember looking him straight in the eye at this point in order to try and fathom the motives behind his proposal . |
| 3 | She looked me straight in the eye . |
| 4 | I said , and looking her straight in the eye , I asked : ‘ Why is everybody picking on me ? |
| 5 | He looked her straight in the face . |
| 6 | It was easy to stand back and view what had been accomplished , decide what had to be done and move straight in again with the view fresh in memory . |
| 7 | If there was disappointment at the 136bhp produced by the 24-valve 1.8-litre V6 , the news that the 2.5-litre version — destined first for the next 626 — slots straight in appeased those who wanted to view the MX-3 as a low cost substitute for Porsche 's 944 . |
| 8 | I turn away so I ca n't look at her , but she leans over and looks me straight in the face . |
| 9 | as if interpreting this remark as veiled disagreement , the newcomer repeated very loudly , looking Agnes straight in the eye : ‘ I detest modesty ! |
| 10 | Mark looked him straight in the eye . |
| 11 | They 'll go straight in the bin . ’ |
| 12 | In that second , while Jinny was babbling on about Joe , the boy looked her straight in the eyes and spoke soundlessly , his lips shaping a single word . |
| 13 | Put your arm out straight in front of you . |
| 14 | Eleanor Thorne had been thin , even then , but an upright woman , straight as a twig , straight in the old way they were all taught , books on heads , stiff-corseted . |
| 15 | The woman is looking me straight in the eyes , Alida thought , she does not know even the basic elements of courtesy , she has paid no attention at all to the very relevant account of my condition . |
| 16 | The whole bent of thought , and what we call the spirit of the age , point straight in that direction . ’ |
| 17 | Wilkerson looked me straight in the eye and said , ‘ You could kill me , Nicky . |
| 18 | And then he looked me straight in the face , ‘ One day , soon , Nicky , God 's spirit is going to deal with you . |
| 19 | Wilkerson took the cartons from us and looked me straight in the eye . |
| 20 | Re-stowing the rest of the sails gave him time to get the details straight in his head . |
| 21 | The men in the picture were staring straight in front of them , dedicated to a new cause , the very first escadrille , as the caption informed readers , of Lebanon 's new blue-shirted Phalange party . |
| 22 | ‘ No , ’ says Vic , looking Bert Braddock straight in the eye . |
| 23 | And then she would look to Gary for him to begin the piano again , and she would look us straight in the eye for as long as possible , and she would sing : |
| 24 | In spite of this phenomenal show record , I was never really inspired by this dog ; in fact , I found him quite coarse and plain , being rough in coat and straight in stifle . |
| 25 | These are for the climbers , and when you feel puny as a walker you can sidle over to someone looking through this rail and look them straight in the eye , secure in the knowledge that nothing in hill-walking requires you to dress in such a gruesome fashion . |
| 26 | Can you wonder that Virginia , the Elf Second , used to put her head down , keep her eyes fixed straight in front of her , and pedal as hard as she could past Wardle Wood and the old woman who lived in the cottage in the middle of it . |
| 27 | The lad looked his father straight in the eye as he gave his blunt answer . |
| 28 | Ron retrieved the can and ‘ put it straight in the tank ’ . |
| 29 | Look people straight in the eye when they are talking to you and check if what they say stays in your mind longer . |
| 30 | She looked him straight in the eye and said , ‘ Do you know , dearie , it 's a matter of the utmost indifference to me what you do . ’ |