Example sentences of "was [adv] [verb] in by the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I persuaded a friend of mine to visit the summit one evening and he was so taken in by the view that he stepped back from the trig point and disappeared over the edge of the crag that crowns the top . |
| 2 | News of the Romans and the pending invasion was probably brought in by the merchants . |
| 3 | The Council of Ministers ( members of which had been proposed in December 1989 — see p. 37116 ) was also sworn in by the new Chief Justice , Hans Berker . |
| 4 | Both the car and the trailer were badly damaged , but because the glider was securely held in by the fittings , it survived the trailer going over on to its side without damage . |
| 5 | Grégoire was now hemmed in by the tiny precarious wine table . |
| 6 | He was then reeled in by the Frenchman , a three-times champion who now has a record 48 victories to his name while Hill has raced in only nine Grands Prix . |