Example sentences of "come [adv prt] [prep] a [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 At the present pace of progress in Brussels , similar changes throughout the EC may not come in for a dozen years or more , and British farmers fear that they will lose business while waiting for European competitors to catch up .
2 Do you think I might come in for a few minutes and talk to you about Matilda ? ’
3 ATP could always come up with a few money-spinners in its annual output , but the lavish location and studio work on Whom the Gods Love , Dean 's film on the life of Mozart , irritated board chairman Sir Stephen Courtauld , who began to argue that Dean was doing too much stage work , and had alienated George Formby .
4 ‘ If Steve does n't come back for a few days I 'll probably have to go into Palma and see the airlines and the tourist board myself . ’
5 Mummy will come back in a few minutes , wo n't she , for Susie ? ’
6 Grant , the people could come back in a few minutes
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