Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] in [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Women have little presence in or influence over technological design . |
| 2 | It had also long been a great source of amusement to the more belligerent regulars as they watched the uninitiated stumble in and sit down . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | I know the opposition is n't up to much but lets hope he bangs a few goals in and gives Sgt Wilko something to think about . |
| 5 | My surgeon was one of those nuts who , when they are n't too busy , like to have old patients in and chat about their X-rays . |
| 6 | For gas multi-points and many wall-hung boilers , a balanced flue is used : this is a twopart duct which allows fresh air in and exhaust gases to escape . |
| 7 | ‘ Let's get the old chap in and see what he looks like . ’ |
| 8 | " On condition that you take the Gristy girl in and give her a home . " |
| 9 | ‘ But I believe it would be unfair on him after being out for so long to go straight back in and do a job . |
| 10 | I listened with interest to the hon. Member for Gordon ( Mr. Bruce ) when he said that the Labour party did not have much interest in or seek to represent the Monktonhall miners . |
| 11 | She put sixty P in and lost it |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | If they 're serious , they should put more money in and do something about it . ’ |
| 14 | Mark said : ‘ I kicked the front door in and tried to get upstairs , but was beaten back by the smoke . |
| 15 | Asking one member of the family to describe interactions between other members is one way in and forms a ‘ triadic ’ analysis ( Bowen 1978 ; Coppersmith 1985 ) . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | While the fax machine is easy to use , it 's less attractive when it comes to mass faxing , as someone has to feed each document in and dial the destination . |
| 18 | I paid Barry the fifteen dollars we had agreed on for a small , black Andean Equipment daysack to keep my new notebooks in and left him selling jewellery to his tour group . |
| 19 | ‘ Listen , my dear , ’ she said to Alexandra , summoned flushed and impatient from the orchard where she had been settling her new charges in and attempting , as tactfully as possible , to exclude Murphy from the process , ‘ Mrs Langley says George is heartened beyond anything by your visit . |
| 20 | If you do n't like them , you leave all the boring bits in and take the piss . |
| 21 | It comes from taking a genuine interest in and having persistent enthusiasm for the company 's products , services and customers . |
| 22 | The Select Committee that examined the Bill took a very close interest in and sought several undertakings about groundwater . |
| 23 | Indeed , they demonstrate little interest in or carry any vim into their academic work ; certainly nothing to compare with the avid desire for technique and expertise many take to the sports field . |
| 24 | Many royal forests were ‘ assigned to the maintenance ’ of royal castles in or near them . |
| 25 | Dig a deep pit , throw the whole mess in and cover it over . |
| 26 | The second of our problems had to be settled either over a table or in Court so it certainly was not acceptable to let 1,000 people in and hold them to ransom , as they did that night . |