Example sentences of "[noun pl] came in [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 He had wandered away along the narrow trodden path through the grass while they were talking , to the small hollow cove where boats came in to the abbey meadows .
2 Firstly , donations of large quantities came in throughout the year enabling sorting , packeting , pricing , etc. , to be put in hand in good time .
3 I discussed the format of the diet with various callers and then one of my members came in to the shop .
4 When reports came in of the spread of an eye disease in Cuba that was caused by malnutrition , they rushed to send packets of vitamins .
5 Reports came in of the landing of Iraqi military personnel on the uninhabited Kuwaiti island of Bubiyan .
6 At different times during the war , reports came in of the need for jet fuel .
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