Example sentences of "in [conj] [vb infin] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | One wanted to go in and break it up , a second to stay back and let them go home . |
| 2 | What fools they , you say they were not to go in and possess it ! |
| 3 | Maybe I could come in and check it out while you wait in another room . ’ |
| 4 | LT : The other speaker is likely to chip in and finish it off |
| 5 | I know , he might still come in and collect it on Wednesday , but you can just say that you left it home because we do n't have English that day now . |
| 6 | If the secretary had come back early , and if she answered , Lucy had decided to go in and bluff it out . |
| 7 | If I had my choice , I 'd rather be left to work something out myself ; instead of it all being set up and you just walk in and take measurements , go away and analyse them , you 'd have to go in and set it all up , then you 'd really learn something . |
| 8 | But I 'd rather if you did n't mind that you did go in and sort it out cos she said well put a cheque in the envelope with the standing order form but I mean |
| 9 | Right , I got a cheque in my pocket made out to pay cash so she said you can go in and cash it on the counter . |
| 10 | Why do n't you phone in and pretend it 's yours ? |
| 11 | ‘ Arthur got an electrician to come in and do it during the week . ’ |
| 12 | Or you could do what my elderly neighbour does : every time she feels like decorating she pays a neighbour 's student son to come in and do it for her . |
| 13 | ‘ If that does n't work we will then dig in and do it the long and hard way . ’ |
| 14 | I get a maid to come in and do it for me . |
| 15 | That 's the idea cos when it 's the exam I ca n't come in and do it for you or show you how to do it . |
| 16 | But erm is going to step in and do it . |
| 17 | You 'd be employing , you 'd be employing builders to come in and do it for you . |
| 18 | we will go in and do it |
| 19 | But you see that 's what you should do now you should get in and do it while you 're unemployed . |
| 20 | nothing since last August and my husband keeps saying oh I must stay in and do it , I must stay in and do it and I just do n't ! |
| 21 | nothing since last August and my husband keeps saying oh I must stay in and do it , I must stay in and do it and I just do n't ! |
| 22 | The Audi was only yards from her now and Donna decided to pull in and let it pass . |
| 23 | Amy wo n't do it and I ca n't find anyone even to come in and keep it tidy . ’ |
| 24 | Of course , the result was , anybody watching you timed how long it took to go from the Dock gate to sign in and put it on the spike . |
| 25 | Anyway I 'll go in and steal it . |
| 26 | Well actually how I got into it was I was idle at the time and er my two chums were French polishers and as I 've said and they said , Er now would you like to come in and try it ? |
| 27 | You take it for granted one of the maids will come in and tidy it for you . |
| 28 | but it 's beforehand eh , for instance they have little flowers that tells the story of what 's , what the plays about and I think it 's fair enough to read that , because a sighted person would go in and pick it up |
| 29 | And to come in and turn it upside down would make no sense , that would be bad management . |
| 30 | My Mum had to come in and turn it off . |