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run somebody/something ↔ in

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishrun somebody/something ↔ in phrasal verb British English1 TTCto drive a new car slowly and carefully for a period of time so you do not damage its engine 2 old-fashionedSCP if the police run a criminal in, they catch him or her → run → See Verb table Examples from the Corpusrun in• Those tensions erupted again when Migden and Achtenberg ran for supervisor in 1990.• Soup runs are planned in early March to feed the hungry Teessiders.• He has enough money to run simultaneously in several major states at once.• But the scheme ran into difficulties in the beginning and was criticised for sending solicitors to police stations miles away from their area.• This not being the case, then a few runs may occur in the dark.• They ran off in the direction of Northlands Road.• Their stories are bountiful in this engagingly mounted documentary, running Sunday night in three one-hour segments on the History Channel. run-inˈrun-in noun [countable] ARGUEan argument or disagreement, especially with someone in an official positionrun-in with Michael got drunk and had a run-in with the police.Examples from the Corpusrun-in• Sometimes it looks as though Limpar, who has had run-ins with manager George Graham, has no future at the club.• The Texas Lottery has had its run-ins with critics.• Ken had a terrible run-in with his boss yesterday.had a run-in• Sometimes it looks as though Limpar, who has had run-ins with manager George Graham, has no future at the club.
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Verb table
run
Simple Form
Present
I, you, we, they run
he, she, it runs
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Past
I, you, he, she, it, we, they ran
Present perfect
I, you, we, they have run
he, she, it has run
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they had run
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will run
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have run
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Continuous Form
Present
I am running
he, she, it is running
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you, we, they are running
Past
I, he, she, it was running
you, we, they were running
Present perfect
I, you, we, they have been running
he, she, it has been running
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been running
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be running
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been running
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