#BREAK IN TV#

Sure enough, a guy showed up at Zia on the day of the break-in with a stack of the stolen goods.This is the second computer break-in at a major technology company that has been publicized in recent months.The local police were informed of the whereabouts of the statues, just in case anyone mistakenly reported an attempted break-in.There was a break-in at the college last night - they took all the computers.And Channing says there was no obvious evidence of a break-in.→ break in 1 Examples from the Corpus break-in Related topics: Crime break-in ˈbreak-in noun SCC STEAL an act of entering a building illegally and by force, especially in order to steal things Since the break-in we’ve had all our locks changed.

#BREAK IN TV#

TV news anchors periodically broke in with updates on the incident.I broke in with sketches for Dave Allen and Frankie Howerd.There was an awkward break in the conversation.Occasionally you could see the moon through a break in the clouds.If anyone tries to break in, the alarm will go off.The tutor finally broke in on Sam's monologue, much to the relief of the rest of the class.'That's enough, ' the guard broke in impatiently.Elaine took a six-month break in her studies.'Sam, what on earth are you talking about?' she broke in at last.Thieves broke into the gallery and made off with paintings valued at over $2 million.→ break → See Verb table Examples from the Corpus break in 5 break something ↔ in to teach a young horse to carry people on its back We break the horses in when they’re about two years old. 4 USED TO/ACCUSTOMED TO break somebody in to help a person get used to a certain way of behaving or working She’s quite new to the job, so we’re still breaking her in. 3 WEAR CLOTHES break something ↔ in to make new shoes or boots less stiff and more comfortable by wearing them I went for a walk to break in my new boots.

with Dad would occasionally break in with an amusing comment.

→ break-in 2 INTERRUPT to interrupt someone when they are speaking on I didn’t want to break in on his telephone conversation. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English break in phrasal verb 1 ENTER to enter a building by using force, in order to steal something Thieves broke in and stole £10,000 worth of computer equipment.

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