Example sentences of "[noun pl] came [adv prt] in " in BNC.

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1 A whole thicket of broom bushes came down in that slip , as you saw .
2 His words came out in a stammer .
3 The words came out in a rush and she felt her face flame .
4 But the words came out in pearly prose and the answers washed musically into tape-recorders and microphones and notebooks .
5 The words came out in a rush .
6 Nathaniel Sherman jabbed a thumb against his own chest and his words came out in a fierce undertone .
7 Gilbert forced himself to become calm , drew a deep breath and then the words came out in a torrent .
8 The words came out in a rush , and with an infuriating blur of tears she thrust her wine glass into Anneliese 's hand , spun on her heel and walked swiftly away .
9 His words came out in a seemingly endless flow of support and approbation .
10 The words came out in sharp little machine-gun bursts .
11 Caroline could almost see her building up her courage , and then her words came out in a rush .
12 It paid dividends and , as the scheme grew , many of the beneficiaries came back in order to help others .
13 When the much more rigid ‘ composite ’ constructions came in in Victorian times one or two of the racing clippers were built with hulls of deliberately controllable rigidity .
14 In a first round of voting during the summer , and then during their closed-doors assembly at a secret spot in Berlin yesterday , the musicians came out in favour of a likeable man who has worked well with all kinds of orchestras , and who is diplomatic rather than autocratic .
15 Chandos 's latest ‘ Collect ’ releases came out in February and include more boyce from Cantilena , Elgar wind music ( Athena ) , Stravinsky Symphonies with the RSO/Gibson , and delightful Vivaldi Concertos from the Bournemouth Sinfonietta/Thomas .
16 Later on that week we were talking in the library again and somehow the topic of owls came up in conversation once more .
17 The UK and other European countries came out in favour of setting strict targets on emissions of carbon dioxide , methane and nitrous oxides .
18 Fortunately my fellow walkers ' feet came out in sympathy .
19 Shoes came off in the water .
20 ‘ I did it for an introduction before the films came out in Europe , ’ he says .
21 More Antony 's personality seemed to change quite a lot in the play , his true , selfish colours came out in this speech .
22 Given the lack of clear and early advice , the General Council 's policy was ignored and many second line workers came out in support of the miners .
23 Suddenly , all the lights came on in the hospital and they eventually opened a side-door and let her in .
24 A few lights came on in the villages .
25 Lights came on in the Mootwalk shops as one by one they began to open .
26 The Germans occupied them in the second world war , the Americans rebuilt them afterwards , and then the north-west Europeans came back in the shape of the European Community and its powerful money .
27 … One of the topics came up in the following week 's Science lesson … the girls took great delight in showing the boys how to perform the tasks ! … the improvement in their confidence was most marked . ’
28 Travelling mills came over in force from England and Scotland and commenced the wholesale felling of demesne timber .
29 The echoes came back in waves , like a pebble rolling round a box , and from the wood across the river came the clattering of wood-pigeons ' wings among the branches .
30 Prices came down in the street and as for having a purse snatched , well , such things did n't happen to army wives .
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