Example sentences of "was [v-ing] [pron] in [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were in the bedroom and he was tucking her in under the quilt , stroking her forehead , pushing back the damp strands of blonde hair where her tears had soaked them . |
| 2 | She had him by the hand by then , and was drawing him in to the hearth , for the early November mist was on his shoulders , and his face looked thin and cold . |
| 3 | We have been starved of second-hand cars because nobody was trading them in for new ones , but this should change that . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ He was calling you in as the ultimate specialist . |
| 5 | Make borrowing fair and honest ; bring bargaining between borrower and lender out into the open , with the borrower being given the opportunity to understand precisely what he was letting himself in for , and in that knowledge to make his choice . |
| 6 | I said I did not know — I did n't know what I was letting myself in for . |
| 7 | I was n't sure what I was letting myself in for ! |
| 8 | What I did get away with was arguably worse than murder , and revealed for the first time something of what I was letting myself in for by getting involved with Karen Parsons . |
| 9 | I felt that although what we had done in Orange had been severe and shitty , in choosing to go to Calvi and the Airborne regiment , I was letting myself in for treatment and discipline I could n't imagine . |
| 10 | I thought my boyfriend would make sure that he knew what he was doing , " cos at that time I did n't know what I was letting myself in for and also because he was nineteen I said to myself that he was more responsible . |
| 11 | Not knowing what I was letting myself in for , but feeling in the mood for experiment , I said I would have one too . |
| 12 | ‘ I need to see Mr Patterson , ’ I said as if I was letting him in on a big secret . |
| 13 | Nao Naomi realizes there 's no point talking about it now , the dye has been cast the decision has been made , the commitment has been entered into , whatever the cost she was going gods way , there was nothing more to be said about it we find that a de a decision made before god and we all make those decisions , means nothing at all unless were determined to carry it through , whatever the cost may be , three women here make their decisions before god , they make their choices , Naomi she chooses to return to Judah once again and enjoy the inheritance god has given her , Auper she chooses to return to her own country and her own god , as far as were concerned that 's the end of the story , but Ruth she chooses , she expresses her faith in the one true god , she turns her back on the old ways and decides to follow gods way , no matter what the cost , she would of said with Joshua , but as for me and my husband were gon na serve god , whatever the cost , I du n no what 'll be and she did n't know what she was letting herself in for , and the , I counted it , although I do n't know what it is , I counted that cost , I 'm willing to pay it and Jesus said that that is the acid test of disciples , said to count the cost and weigh it up and Ruth had done that , then to make their decision and because if we make a decision without counting the cost , without weighing it all up , like Auper you 'll go back , it wo n't last , there is that choice for every one of us day by day , who will we serve , not to be like Joshua , its for us , never for any body else , I will serve the lord because and this is the reason for it , not because you 've done nice things for me , I will be your saviour because he is god , that 's the reason for our serving god , not because he blesses us because he blesses people who do n't serve him , blessing is not exclusive to gods people , blessing , god blesses across the board , god is generous he 's gracious , he causes the rain and the sun to shine on the just and on the unjust , blessing is not the ground for serving god , but because he is god that 's sufficient reason for our committing ourselves to him . |
| 14 | This thing he was putting himself in for was not ordinary athletics , but a curious hybrid of a sport which , it seemed to Jazz now , was so peculiarly rooted in the old British tradition that anyone pretending to come into it wearing a bloody turban was going to stick out like a clown in a gathering of clerics . |