Example sentences of "[noun] come in a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I always thought Australia 's finest export came in a cold can — until I heard the incredible slide playing of ex-patriate Dave Hole .
2 The slap-down for macho big-spenders came in a survey by the Brut fragrance company .
3 The words came in a rush .
4 Then his words came in a mutter so unlike his usual jaunty tones as he announced , ‘ They wo n't have me . ’
5 Strange things seemed to be happening to her voice , and her words came in a sort of confused mumble .
6 Although this effect had been shown previously with more traditional maze-learning tasks , the best demonstration came in a test devised by Richard Morris , then of St Andrews , now at Edinburgh .
7 The response from the State Department came in a message dated the following day , 15 May [ KP 125 ] : " We believe that no distinction should be made between Chetniks and other dissident Yugoslav troops and that our position with respect to anti-partisan or dissident Yugoslav troops in general , in agreement with that of the British Foreign Office and in accordance with Macmillan 's recommendation , is clearly set forth in PEP TEL 424 , May 2 .
8 ‘ I closed off … yes , I did close off my heart because you had closed off yours , ’ she insisted quickly , her words coming in a rush .
9 Some database software come " content for pupils to use as a source of information e.g. QUES1 as books come in a variety of formats so does computer soft " Viewdata software such as COMMUNITEL , with pages down from Frestel , comes closest to the description of a book with and page numbers .
10 Say how many Smarties come in a thing .
11 His words come in a rush .
12 The demand for action comes in a week when John Bond has been advised to stay away from his former club , Burnley , for Shrewsbury 's FA Cup tie this afternoon because of fears of reprisals from angry Turf Moor fans .
13 Flooring : Furbo-Nairn 's Armourflex natural linoleum comes in a choice of 20 colours , including Thistle 580 shown here .
14 The milk came in a can and the teacher shared it out with a ladle .
15 The official admission came in a statement by the Tass news agency .
16 The IRA has admitted planting eight firebombs in Milton Keynes last week.The admission came in a statement which went on to accuse the police of endangering public safety by ignoring bomb warnings .
17 The court 's decision came in a case brought by two utilities , that provide power in California .
18 His plea came in a speech to nearly 5,000 delegates at a congress marking the final stage of the two-year process to merge his ruling Zanu-PF party and Joshua Nkomo 's Zapu .
19 It had occurred to her that most products came in a variety of sizes and offered a wide choice , but she felt the cosmetic trade was too dictatorial about what the customer should buy .
20 First reports of the split came in a statement published in Nairobi on Aug. 28 by three of the 13 SPLA field commanders — Riek Mashar Teny-Dhurgon , Lam Akol and Gordon Koang Chol .
21 The cases came in a rush , in part because social services started referring a backlog of children because there was someone at the hospital prepared to diagnose , she says , and because Dr Wyatt started asking whether sexual abuse might be the problem in cases which had failed to respond to previous treatment .
22 The announcement that some routes in the area , which is visited by over 2,000 climbers a year , are to be equipped for ‘ environmental ’ reasons came in a press release that effectively throws down the gauntlet to the sport 's governing body .
23 ‘ There 's a fine young gentleman and his lady come in a chaise in the parlour now taking some tea . ’
24 The chicken came in a box and the plastic cutlery , salt , pepper and freshen-up tissue all came in sealed envelopes designed for people with two hands .
25 ‘ The first I knew of the positive test came in a letter from the Jockey Club .
26 Shears Essential for trimming hedges and edges of lawns , shears come in a variety of weights and sizes , some having a notch near the handles for cutting tough stems .
27 Inhabiting any external surface area of the fish including skin , fins and tissues these parasites come in a multitude of shapes and species .
28 Surforms come in a range of styles , including flat rasps , planer-files , round files and block planes .
29 The Tudor Cottage Pole by Harrison Drape comes in a choice of five finishes — white , as shown left , as well as natural , untreated , dark walnut and teak .
30 Watching Auntie 's performance , the Plan comes in a flash , fully formed : since the Monster wants to be me , I will become the Monster .
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