Example sentences of "[noun sg] come [adv prt] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The window at Livingstone Manor came up close . |
| 2 | This is where our old friend the ‘ idle up ’ switch comes in handy again . |
| 3 | Brown Owl came back empty-handed . |
| 4 | So you see your Christmas present came in handy |
| 5 | The experience came in useful for another role right — as a makeup girl . |
| 6 | The test came back positive and Fiona 's doctor referred her to the top London expert in toxoplasma . |
| 7 | The grouper allows the wrasse to enter its mouth , to take out skin parasites and any other edible items The grouper then allows the wrasse to come out unharmed , and swims away . |
| 8 | I tried to shout like the two of them , but my cry came out strangled and distorted ; I just could n't express my anger in English . |
| 9 | My husband came back excited and said he would be going out again late in the evening . |
| 10 | What was meant as a joke came out rough and surly : he sounded like an injured child . |
| 11 | These substitute for open void media , and never block : besides , the water butt 's drain cock comes in handy for back-flushing . |
| 12 | Eagle came in useful only once . |
| 13 | As the big vessel came up tense and turgid I thrust in the needle and injected the adrenalin . |
| 14 | TABLE-topping Imperial Pottery and Alexandra Pottery came out joint winners in the latest bi-annual TNT awards . |
| 15 | And every second month they the occasional keeper the relieving keeper came out local man he came out to make up the two men then went ashore to cover the cover the the reliefs like that . |
| 16 | He failed to allow for the fact that Lucasta Redburn could not bear to throw away anything that might one day come in useful . |
| 17 | Our newly expanded page area came in handy for the Financial Results Special — there are some big results to report . |
| 18 | ‘ Our expertise in laboratory equipment , industrial chemistry and engineering came in useful , ’ said Courtaulds Research Fellow . |
| 19 | And the smoke coming up thick and heavy . |
| 20 | Ifor worked in the mines , played his rugby and read poetry : dangerous work , hard sport and learning ; a masculine ideal come down unalloyed from Ancient Greece to Pontrhydyfen . |
| 21 | Bake for another 1¼ hours or until a skewer comes out clean . |
| 22 | When you 're decorating , these are just a few of the problems you 're likely to face — and that 's when professional advice comes in useful . |
| 23 | The tip came out black and stayed that way . |
| 24 | Then , just when I was wondering if there had been some mistake , a man came up full of apologies , ‘ I 'm so sorry , ’ he said . |
| 25 | And the message came over loud and clear , from more than 100 people , that they were opposed to the development . |
| 26 | And so Fenella said , ‘ I wish you a safe journey , ’ and was pleased that her voice came out firm and perfectly calm , as if she was quite accustomed to seeing her brother off on a journey to the Court of a Sorceress , which would take him past all manner of weird and darkly enchanted places . |
| 27 | ‘ No sir , ’ Vologsky lied , vaguely surprised that his voice came out strong and low-pitched instead of quavering and shrill . |
| 28 | ‘ Well , ’ she said , and her voice came out high and cracking , ‘ we were wrong . |
| 29 | Garvey 's voice came back warm and reassuring through the gloom , above Izzie 's struggling . |
| 30 | Bake for 1 hour , then reduce temperature to 150C/300F/Gas 2 and bake for a further 1¾–2 hours or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean . |