Example sentences of "in at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The controls were voted in at the annual meeting of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources ( CCMLR ) . |
| 2 | Just turn everything up , ’ and I said to the drummer , ‘ Get out there and start drumming the intro to Hot For Teacher and I 'll come in at the appropriate moment . ’ |
| 3 | Let's jump in at the deep end — literally . |
| 4 | Worrell had been vice-captain against England in 1953–4 , but when Australia toured a year later the selectors ' feet , apparently , had turned cold ; Denis Atkinson , who had little captaincy experience , was made Stollmeyer 's deputy , and as Stollmeyer then missed three Tests through injury , found himself pitched in at the deep end . |
| 5 | It is possible to jump in at the deep end , buy a farm , and teach yourself , learning by your mistakes . |
| 6 | THE AGRICULTURAL Research Council is about to dive in at the deep end of commercial research by launching the Agricultural Genetics Company . |
| 7 | IN AT THE DEEP END |
| 8 | Lottie was thrown in at the deep end : |
| 9 | It 's really not hard at all ; you just have to dive in at the deep end . ’ |
| 10 | Meanwhile , unknown Graham Kavanagh could be tossed in at the deep end for Middlesbrough 's FA Cup clash with Chelsea on Sunday . |
| 11 | England 's far-sighted youth development policy is now being matched by the selectors ' willingness to throw teenagers in at the deep end . |
| 12 | No need for us all to go in at the deep end . ’ |
| 13 | THREE Ipswich Witches youngsters will be thrown in at the deep end on Thursday when Foxhall Stadium stages the Star of Anglia on the opening day of the 1993 speedway season . |
| 14 | ‘ We shall know whether they sink or swim by putting them in at the deep end , and I have every confidence that they will all do well . |
| 15 | Now McFall either jumps in at the deep end or dithers and backs off — he never falls off . |
| 16 | I was thus , unceremoniously ‘ thrown in at the deep end ’ . |
| 17 | I decided the only thing to do was throw her in at the deep end and go right down the village high street , where the roads were busiest and noisiest with holiday-makers , and simply stand there trying to calm her down . |
| 18 | ‘ I think he is now a far better player than the youngster we threw in at the deep end against Wales last season . |
| 19 | I enrolled for ‘ Art for Beginners ’ and later went down to the centre where the tutor had obtained a model for us from whom to do quick sketches — so I was in at the deep end . |
| 20 | She was immediately thrown in at the deep end when one of her young clients , Lucy Gates , died . |
| 21 | If it is too drastic to jump in at the deep end with such a sweeping change , why not try it out in experimental matches , festival or night matches ? |
| 22 | She had been thrown in at the deep end and it was a question of sink or swim . |
| 23 | I now have 4 years ' teaching experience although I too was thrown in at the deep end — my only advantage over others was that I had studied languages myself and knew how difficult it could be . |
| 24 | I had never taught before but was pushed in at the deep end and had to learn to swim . |
| 25 | Keeping things simple is often the best bet , an investment of both time and effort is required to learn anything new , so diving in at the deep end with one of the full-blown integrated packages may cause more disruption than it 's worth . |
| 26 | Our housework was hard and long and laborious and erm we 'd got two children to look after and then I 'd got my brother who did n't leave home until he was thirty and er , you had n't got the time , you know , to do too many things , so er my interest was the young wives ' and it was really a as regards the erm the Guild itself , I was thrown in at the deep end when this lady who was with my mother , mother was treasurer , she was secretary , erm she used to come down for me and , I know you should n't canvass but she used to canvass and say erm you know the voting , you know , will you , will you come and vote ? |
| 27 | ‘ I 'm afraid I 've plunged you in at the deep end . |
| 28 | ‘ I would n't want any child of mine to have to cope with being thrown in at the deep end like that . |
| 29 | Being in control of the finances of an organisation can pose a major headache for some people , especially if they are thrown in at the deep end with little or . |
| 30 | IN AT THE DEEP END : SPEAKING ACTIVITIES FOR PROFESSIONAL PEOPLE Oxford University Press |