Example sentences of "come [adv] [prep] [adv] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 They have come in for quite a bit of stick , particularly when they 've been dealing with rape cases .
2 I 've come home in rather a hurry , because I 've decided to go to Brazil . ’
3 It had been intended , purely and simply , as an insult , but it had come out with just a hint of that genuine curiosity that so unexpectedly had afflicted her just a moment before .
4 If the proposals leaked they would be dynamite inside the health service , and yet they had come round with only the routine ‘ confidential ’ security classification .
5 I came down with quite a thud , and hit my head on the stair post . ’
6 Then when he joined the Frank Zappa group he came down with almost every member of the band , and George Duke was at the keyboard … ’
7 The company came in for quite a bit of stick with their new version of the Escort and if the Mondeo had not been well received they could have been in real trouble .
8 She only did , them drama people came up with quite a lot ideas
9 ‘ The farmers coming in from outside the city always want to pay in so much emmer , so many hides , so much barley .
10 But , er , so hopefully Michelle will get this next Tracey 's position , and obviously sort of in in the meantime and providing her position comes up they are bringing in a Telesales County Secretary , which was n't gon na come in for about a year cos they wanted to sort of like , trial it , but now they 've decided if that 's what they want the position to do erm it 'll probably happen in the next two months and they said for me to go for it from our division , so I said right , okay .
11 But can I come back in there a bit .
12 Oh , yes , because rings come in to quite a bit of wear do n't they ?
13 He said : ‘ We have dominated our last two games and come out with only a couple of points .
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