Example sentences of "[noun] came into the " in BNC.

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1 His stepdad came into the shed .
2 As soon as the gentlemen came into the room and coffee was served , she became the centre of attention .
3 Mossadeq received him in bed ; he fluttered his hands as Harriman came into the room and launched into a fluting tirade against the British .
4 Then just occasionally , a larger flat bottomed boat came into the pier with exhausted mudcaked soldiers on her decks .
5 Suddenly , her thoughts materialised as David came into the room , bringing a cold blast of air from the outer hallway .
6 ‘ I thought you two had agreed to settle your differences , ’ she commented after David came into the office for some records , then left without saying a word .
7 David came into the room .
8 A moment later the shadowy figure came into the hallway , hesitated for a second , then moved across to the stairs .
9 Maisie came into the bathroom as he was standing slightly to the right of the basin , arms outstretched , thumbs interlocked ‘ squeezing an imaginary neck .
10 A cunning glance came into the functionary 's eye .
11 The door opened and a young priest came into the room , a wiry man of middle height .
12 Linda came into the building .
13 ‘ But then right at that time Mick Fleetwood came into the studio , just looking for a studio to use , and happened to hear a song from the Buckingham Nicks album , which was just being used to showcase the room .
14 She was ready to go downstairs to the kitchen when Ellen came into the room .
15 It was quite a different situation when a grandchild came into the grandparent 's home through the death or desertion of one or both parents .
16 But in August Sarah came into the shop one Monday morning looking worried .
17 He stood up when Alexandra came into the bar , held out his hand , smiled , showing beautiful teeth .
18 When Nicandra came into the morning room , the air was stilled for a moment .
19 As the Captain commanding the 3rd Squadron came into the dining hall , we stood to attention to sing a slow lament called ‘ Souvenir qui Passe ’ , before sitting down to eat .
20 Just before she had finished it , Annunziata came into the salon with a telegram addressed to Julia .
21 In the 1700s , the Roos and Sledmere estates came into the Sykes family , who still live at Sledmere House , on the Yorkshire Wolds .
22 We were really mixing with the stars then as Chris Tarrant came into the canteen ! ’
23 Fitzgerald came into the job with a playing track record which suggested he had a real talent for leadership .
24 He looked up as Trent came into the room .
25 A friend he had not seen for ages came into the bar with his wife , and , in the end , the three of them went on somewhere for dinner .
26 Soviet support for the Chinese atomic programme , nonetheless , was withdrawn the following year , the USSR was neutral during the Sino-Indian war of 1959 , and in 1960 the dispute between the two communist giants came into the open .
27 Roman came into the room and it seemed to shrink before his powerful personality .
28 Write " The vicar came into the room " and almost all of us will at once see a vague , beneficent figure blinking owlishly .
29 At that moment Ianthe came into the room and accepted a glass of sherry .
30 He jumped up as two young women carrying scripts came into the cafe .
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