Example sentences of "[noun sg] in [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was all Isa could do to persuade Wilson to let some light in and dry her tears and tell her what ailed her ; and when she did so , it made little sense . |
| 2 | Once , my hon. Friend identifies a vital point about public confidence in our national health service , which stems from the Government 's investment in and support for it . |
| 3 | She fell over herself in a spasm of new gratitude , only to give him an earful because he would n't bring his own tea in and talk to her . |
| 4 | Rachel could have brought the snow in and let it melt so as to distract attention from herself . |
| 5 | I took my Sony from a drawer , slotted a tape in and pressed the record button . |
| 6 | Pietersen , a kindly man , invited the apparition in and made him welcome . |
| 7 | We wish all the best and hope he feels free to op in and check up on us whenever he 's near the mill . |
| 8 | Drive the stake in and tread it firm . |
| 9 | Dig a deep pit , throw the whole mess in and cover it over . |
| 10 | She let the clutch in and drove towards the road ; she waved at him out of the window . |
| 11 | It seems to me therefore that the free-thinker and the non-Christian can accept , without offence to his convictions , the fact that Christian morals are the basis of the criminal law and that he can recognize , also without taking offence , that without the support of the Churches the moral order , which has its origin in and takes its strength from , Christian beliefs , would collapse . |
| 12 | Crossing sets of stitches tend to draw the work in and to prevent this in part and to make crossing the sets of stitches easier , it is usual to run at least one stitch at either side of the cable down to form a ladder . |
| 13 | " On condition that you take the Gristy girl in and give her a home . " |
| 14 | Time will probably be of the essence ; therefore , they will want a quick efficient service of check in and check out , and possibly room service or late night snacks . |
| 15 | Daemon spawn wo n't be able to home in and manifest themselves . |
| 16 | With this tackle , the bream suck the bait right in and have it deep in the mouth when I lift into them . |
| 17 | Perhaps Romania is , like its Otopeni airport , undergoing slow rejuvenation from the outside in and shedding its old skin . |
| 18 | These days , if you imagine a young man 's sexual exploration , he works from the outside in and encounters women 's underwear long before he comes anywhere near the female body itself . |
| 19 | This sequence is typical of what can be done in such surroundings once you have got your eye in and have begun to link your shots together visually or by association of ideas . |
| 20 | Each recipient doing business in or organised under the laws of the United States of America or in areas subject to its jurisdiction represents that it is an institutional investor , expressing an interest for its own account and agrees not to purchase , distribute or sell any of the Company 's securities or any interest therein except in compliance with the above laws . ] |
| 21 | Put your nose in and take a deep , magnificent breath of it . |
| 22 | They 're very good with each other 's babies too , you can come in and not know which baby belongs to who , or a girl 's got an exam coming up and they 'll all muck in and change the baby for her . |
| 23 | That 's the sort of club it is , you 've got to muck in and do everything . ’ |
| 24 | So I try and cling to the floor of the cave with my bare toes , but I ca n't because it 's all smooth and there 's nothing to cling to , and sooner or later I 'll start floating upwards and then I 'll bash my head in and get killed . |
| 25 | The ostrich dug his head in and believed that there was nobody out there who could notice — and if they did , what did it matter ? |
| 26 | Insert several of these cuttings to the base of their lowest leaves in a pot of rooting compost , water in and place in a cold frame for about 6 weeks , when they will be sufficiently well-rooted for potting up . |
| 27 | The water managers will push water in or hold water out according to a computer programmed with decades of data about rainfall and drought . |
| 28 | ‘ But I believe it would be unfair on him after being out for so long to go straight back in and do a job . |
| 29 | Hopefully , you will have anticipated this by having shot some spare length which can be sacrificed to make room for the insert , the edit in and edit out points for which are determined with the help of the cue/review buttons . |
| 30 | That bombshell , coming from the Labour party at a time when Nottinghamshire miners are continually breaking production records , shows Labour 's lack of faith in and support for the coal industry , and why Nottinghamshire miners abandoned socialism in 1985 . |