Example sentences of "come in and [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | If the bags are full of rotting food , or there is a smell or filth around the place , then more action may need to be taken , but the first priority is establishing what the person concerned feels , before asking ‘ Would it be helpful for someone to come in and give a hand with tidying up ? ’ |
2 | Dr Maurice Hankey , land use specialist with the Scottish Landowners ' Federation , said : ‘ Water services in Scotland are unique in Great Britain in that they have the right to come in and lay a water sewerage pipe without the landowner 's consent . |
3 | ‘ Water services in Scotland … have the right to come in and lay a water sewerage pipe without the landowner 's consent . ’ |
4 | They they will have the same script almost and say this is a free of charge item , all we need from you is this this and this and if you 're interested I 'm gon na ask a marketing executive to come in and agree a contract with you . |
5 | ‘ I felt I had to come in and have a drink , because I did need one so . |
6 | That 's right , I just , I always say to them you 're welcome to come in and have a coffee you know , I do n't really , I 've got me own views , I 'm not really interested in what you 've got to tell me , I know all about it , but you know you 're welcome to come in |
7 | They finished ‘ Christians awake ’ and we begged them to come in and have a glass of wine and a mince pie with us . |
8 | D' you — d' you want to come in and have a cup of tea ? ’ |
9 | Crowds of people went out and a young clergyman came in and ordered a pint of bitter . |
10 | Hank came in and did a lot of recordings , which I was glad of because it gave me some relief . |
11 | Oh no no , if he , if he tried to pull a fast one we 've already had one like that th that came in and bought a set unfortunately his father paid by cheque , oh no , well he paid by two cheques which , they had a card on them I know very well they ca n't stop them very well and he went out and er , and er the T V was only in the car and he went round a corner quick and he went brrrm like that you know |
12 | In the end I bullied Andy , I said , Andy there is something fishy about this fire he said well it 's possible he said that it was erm a display model and every time anybody came in and needed a replacement part instead of sending for the part they took it out of the display model ! |
13 | After about ten minutes Mr Morris , the violin teacher that visits the school , came in and wanted a word with Mrs Glen . |
14 | If they do come in and give a computer or prevent the school library closing by providing books , may the council not simply take the opportunity to make more cuts in the hope that the parents will pay up ? |
15 | Do come in and take a seat . |
16 | as well , had a little do with a little boy called Shane , he decided he wanted to come into the story with a , in his blue car , I explained that on the day of the choose he could either come in and have a story or he was to play with the blue car outside , well he had a fit , he 's rattling the door , anyway , I did n't realize there was this childminder that he had with him not er his mum , cos she came and had her sort of say and things |
17 | Can come in and have a drink . |
18 | No , no , I come in the car , I was coming on the bus when I had this bloke next door doing some work like , I used to go out with him years ago , so he come in and had a cup of tea , I said , come in about half past eleven went home at one , he come |
19 | Come in and take a chair . ’ |
20 | I , I , I understand all the work like and I 'm sitting in class and I 'm doing fine fuck all and then I come in and get a test like and he cracks up |
21 | Come in and have a drink . ’ |
22 | ‘ Come in and have a drink . ’ |
23 | " Come in and have a drink to warm you up . " |
24 | Come in and have a drink while we 're waiting ! ’ |
25 | ‘ Come in and have a drink . ’ |
26 | Any time you 're passing , come in and have a drink . |
27 | And erm I 've seen these at ten o'clock at night you know people come in and have a bowl of sort of soup , and , well I suppose it 's gravy in there . |
28 | Come in and have a cup of tea . |
29 | ‘ Come in and have a cup of tea , ’ she said . |
30 | Well if they do it again you should say come in and have a cup of tea . |