Example sentences of "[noun sg] came into [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His stepdad came into the shed . |
| 2 | Then just occasionally , a larger flat bottomed boat came into the pier with exhausted mudcaked soldiers on her decks . |
| 3 | A moment later the shadowy figure came into the hallway , hesitated for a second , then moved across to the stairs . |
| 4 | A cunning glance came into the functionary 's eye . |
| 5 | The door opened and a young priest came into the room , a wiry man of middle height . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Write " The vicar came into the room " and almost all of us will at once see a vague , beneficent figure blinking owlishly . |
| 9 | At that moment Ianthe came into the room and accepted a glass of sherry . |
| 10 | The voices grew even lower , then , when money came into the question . |
| 11 | But I think Dawn must have known about her allergy , because the moment Mum came into the room to see her , Dawn made a point of trying to sit on her breasts . |
| 12 | The questions our friends were dying to ask were those which the tabloids have trumpeted ever since the case came into the public domain . |
| 13 | ‘ Strange how we have taken to some French words and not others , is n't it ? ’ remarked Henry diplomatically as the parlourmaid came into the room with a pile of dinner plates and the vegetable dishes . |
| 14 | ‘ As the midwife came into the room , I had a strong contraction which really felt as though I was in labour . |
| 15 | Then , as if drawn by the presence of strangers , another of the household came into the kitchen . |
| 16 | Then he grinned and opened his mouth , as if to list further commodities produced on the premises , when a further member of the household came into the room , this time through the doorway above ground . |
| 17 | The Skupština ( Assembly ) was in session , and each day a deputy of peasant origin came into the square outside the building , to deliver to a large audience a blank-verse poem , giving a highly coloured account of the debates on a bill to reform the currency ! |
| 18 | The rise of the Nevilles and the Percies in the late fourteenth century was the first occasion when families of genuine northern origin came into the front rank of the nobility — one may exclude the duchy of Lancaster from any such comment , because it was closely connected with the royal family and also held substantial lands in the Midlands and the South . |
| 19 | ‘ Some bloke came into the surgery , ’ he would say , sourly , ‘ complaining of headaches . |
| 20 | The comparatively peaceful existence of Fromebridge was but a few short years from being shattered , for in 1760 the mill came into the hands of Joseph Fairthorne and his industrious partners , William and John Purnell . |
| 21 | At nearly twelve o'clock , a guard came into the office . |
| 22 | An officer of the Kha-Khan 's guard came into the street . |
| 23 | Everybody stood up , and the judge came into the courtroom . |
| 24 | Curly Top stood up as his superior came into the room . |
| 25 | A young boy came into the room . |
| 26 | A growing athleticism and professionalism came into the game in Australia . |
| 27 | The Alex Harvey Band came into the shop quite a few times that summer , Chris Glenn , the bass player , bought his gold lurex socks from us . |
| 28 | Then Rain came into the canteen . |
| 29 | The little maid whom Elisa had seen earlier standing by the door in the sitting room came into the dining room on both occasions and whispered something into his ear . |
| 30 | But when Daddy came into the garage ten minutes later he exclaimed sharply : ‘ Where 's Miss Clinton 's car ? ’ |