Example sentences of "[adv prt] in [noun pl] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You see it on telly , it goes down in sections and crumples in a huge cloud of dust . |
| 2 | The spending departments sent in their revisions , which were examined , pared down in discussions and presented to ministers in June and July . |
| 3 | She broke down in tears and confessed to making up the story of how she was abducted and held by two men for 36 hours . |
| 4 | claiming two and two shared victories before being shot down in flames and burned . |
| 5 | This descends the south flank and is initially rough , but reaches a clear path that winds round Fionn Loch and leads down in surroundings that become idyllic . |
| 6 | S. H. One night , I was on duty in town and my mate and I was in Renshaw Street and the Chief Constable came along in civvies and said : ‘ Report yourself , gossiping on the beat . ’ |
| 7 | They admit arranging for 5,000 dollars to be handed over in envelopes but say they were merely responding to UEFA instructions to cover the officials ' expenses . |
| 8 | Terry Gilliam , ex-Python and film director : ‘ John has a tendency to go off in fits and starts . |
| 9 | The order is received by the sales office ; checks are made in the warehouse to see if the sub-assemblies are in stock ; a schedule is made in the production department and the products manufactured ; the goods are despatched by the distribution department ; and the invoice typed up in accounts and sent to the customer . |
| 10 | Racing up in tears and clutching at her when he was hurt . |
| 11 | And Kate kissed him back , caught up in feelings that had nothing to do with background or career or anything except pure sensation . |
| 12 | Nor for two pekinese dogs tied up in bows and saying ‘ Hi , there ! |
| 13 | The maths teacher hated Maggie too , because one Parents ' Evening Phoebe had turned up in overalls and working boots . |
| 14 | We know that roughly 10 million people in Britain today can not afford adequate housing ; that 7 million people go without essential clothing , such as a warm , waterproof coat for the winter , and that about 2.5 million children are growing up in families that go without the essential things in life , such as three meals a day , toys and out-of-school activities . |
| 15 | Whether or not the wine has been blended by the solera method or by actual blending , it is made up in lotes and left to rest until the parts have ‘ married ’ . |
| 16 | The people of the district rose up in arms and reinstated the abbot , but their triumph was short-lived . |
| 17 | It was , they said , the moment for the people to rise up in arms and obtain independence , and even though this begged the question against whom they would use these arms , there was no doubt , as the Central Committee said , that it was a moment of exceptional opportunity . |
| 18 | As the attack occurred on Purim , a Jewish holiday when revellers dressed up in costumes and played pranks , many of those injured had initially believed the attack to be a practical joke . |
| 19 | ‘ It was a Christmas Ball and every one turned up in jackets and bow ties . |
| 20 | There are many people wasting their lives wrapped up in services that have been set up to meet their so-called ‘ special needs ’ . |
| 21 | It only ventures out at night , and spends most of its time up in trees or scrambling through scrub . |
| 22 | The committee was becoming caught up in issues that did not fall within its remit . |
| 23 | The more versatile chickpea can be spiced up in salads or puréed with garlic for deep frying or serving in dips . |
| 24 | Apparently this new method had been tried out down south and it seemed ideal for the temperamental Orkney climate because you harvested when it was green and then you put it in a pit and packed it with a tractor and then you left it until it turned black and rotted and then you cut it up in chunks and fed it to the cattle . |
| 25 | During the first few days of the Blitz I had to go to Kings Cross and there I saw whole streams of weary and frightened East Enders pouring through the station , intent only on getting away from the bombing with what bits and pieces of their belongings they had been able to salvage ; with their small children crying and bewildered , and family pets bundled up in rugs or protesting loudly in makeshift cardboard boxes . |
| 26 | A group of burly Nottingham firemen even dressed themselves up in leotards and challenged a fitness group to a dancing lesson ! |
| 27 | ‘ Andrew Impey has really come on in leaps and bounds since he first broke into the first team and Ian Holloway does a great job for us . ’ |
| 28 | Sue Leggate says : ‘ Consumer rights have come on in leaps and bounds since Which ? first appeared . |
| 29 | Son Pardo has come on in leaps and bounds since finishing fifth on his debut at Newmarket on 2,000 Guineas day . |
| 30 | ‘ He 's technically a very good goalkeeper and he has come on in leaps and bounds in recent weeks , ’ he said . |