Example sentences of "but [verb] in [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He failed to find a seat at the next general election , but came in for the family borough a few weeks later , and acted as teller against his patron 's impeachment . |
| 2 | Under his direction , the Ulster Constitution Defence Committee maintained its traditional line that O'Neill was not responding to the legitimate demands of a disadvantaged section of the population , but giving in to the demands of rebels who would never be satisfied with anything less than the destruction of Northern Ireland . |
| 3 | That is not standards or objectivity , but giving in to the usual pressures from the National Union of Teachers and NALGO , to which Labour Members always give in . |
| 4 | But coming in from the shabby streets outside , which smell of coal and cement dust and Wartburg exhausts , the effect is of life and excitement . |
| 5 | Kate was curiously fascinating , but mixed in with the fascination was a sort of fear ; and over the last few months she had made it quite clear that the less she had to do with him , the better she would like it . |
| 6 | ‘ He uses binder twine , but plaited in with the twine is a slow-burning fuse . ’ |
| 7 | Er well it seems that that they 've put in a bid to er purchase the th the market place er and as Peter said quite rightly apparently wrapped in wi with it er I do n't know why but wrapped in with the the proposed deal is the er Pembroke Hall . |