Example sentences of "[noun] come [adv prt] at [det] " in BNC.

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1 For a drainage level to come in at this depth would have required some 600 ft. of tunnelling and of course , since the art of blasting was not yet introduced , it would have been a protracted and costly operation .
2 They looked at each other and laughed as they went for the top A and each found that no noise came out at all .
3 Tessa came in at half past eight and looked overjoyed .
4 To miss the odd target is acceptable , but not finds coming up at this rate and in such a confined area .
5 Mr Browning coming in at that very moment ran to his wife 's side and all but hauled her out of the bed in order to get her upright — in a moment , the convulsion was over and she sank back quite exhausted and drained .
6 He leaned over to catch his father 's sleeve and hissed , ‘ No feckin' need to come back at all ! ’
7 Patterned Fair Isle yoke pullovers came in at this time , then polo necks .
8 Were your hours coming down at all ?
9 Jack came back at that moment .
10 I 've got Len coming round at half past twelve
11 Nan came in at that moment .
12 Every window was black with paint and there was no air coming in at all and you walk in between very very hot ovens and the sweat was lashing down your back .
13 They do n't want a completely unknown counsellor to come in at this time .
14 His hands came down at either side of her , trapping her against the wall .
15 Ilse came in at that moment .
16 He turned away impatiently and Jules came in at that moment , bringing coffee on a silver tray , and the conversation had to end , to Jenna 's great relief .
17 Then the words rebounded back to my ears and I heard their sound and their meaning , and the pain came back at that moment , too , and it all made sense , the way a policeman 's knock on the door must make sense when you 've committed a crime .
18 Mrs Stych came in at half past one , her wings bedraggled from the weight of her coat .
19 The time , twenty one minutes past twelve and it 's erm the lunch time phone in with me John Simpson through till one o'clock , do n't forget we 've got the latest news headlines coming up at half past twelve , and if you want to join in the phone in you can now , Oxford three double one , one double one , the lines are open , there are lines free , so if you want to ring in .
20 Skills such as note-taking come in at this stage , and one way of approaching this is to use the questions originally formulated as a structure for notes taken , so that children are noting down things they need to know , rather than every conceivably useful point .
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