Example sentences of "[noun pl] come in a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The slap-down for macho big-spenders came in a survey by the Brut fragrance company . |
| 2 | The words came in a rush . |
| 3 | Then his words came in a mutter so unlike his usual jaunty tones as he announced , ‘ They wo n't have me . ’ |
| 4 | Strange things seemed to be happening to her voice , and her words came in a sort of confused mumble . |
| 5 | ‘ 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Say how many Smarties come in a thing . |
| 8 | His words come in a rush . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Inhabiting any external surface area of the fish including skin , fins and tissues these parasites come in a multitude of shapes and species . |
| 14 | Surforms come in a range of styles , including flat rasps , planer-files , round files and block planes . |
| 15 | The awards came in a survey conducted among readers of TV Quick and TV Weekly . |
| 16 | The tracks come in a range of sizes from 1.2 metres ( 4 feet ) to 5.4 metres ( 18 feet ) . |
| 17 | The men from Saatchi and Saatchi have been doing their best in the glossy mags with the slogan ‘ there 's a lot of Glasgoing on in 1990 ’ — but yesterday provided the taste of things to come in a city which has borne more than its fair share of music hall humour and Billy Connolly . |
| 18 | Mattresses come in a range of six standard sizes : |
| 19 | Available in two styles — the Emerald and the Sapphire — all panels come in a choice of fully glazed , top glazed , and solid forms . |
| 20 | Exam and essay questions come in a range of identifiable idioms , and there are established conventions for responding to them . |
| 21 | Evidence for political affairs comes in a variety of genres : some apparently unlikely sources — theological treatises , for instance , or accounts of the translations ( that is , the carryings to new locations ) of saints ' relics , and collections of miracle-stories — turn out to hold a good deal of information about ( and reactions to ) war and politics . |
| 22 | The Prime Minister 's comments came in a letter to the Thurrock Labour MP , Andrew MacKinlay , who has campaigned for pardons for 307 British soldiers executed during the 1914-1918 war . |
| 23 | As a journalist who over the years had written-up dozens of Honours ' lists for the papers , I knew how the names came in a day early with an embargo . |
| 24 | The suggestions come in a memorandum published in response to the Law Society 's consultative paper , The Cost of Default . |
| 25 | The beards come in a range of attractive colours ; pink to match your top , green , surfing blue , day-glo yellow and natural brown for those who desire a more rugged countenance , and once strapped on to the face with its Gortex-coated elastic strap , the beard provides the wearer with complete all-round chin exposure protection . |
| 26 | The success of their first two singles meant that gig offers came in a flurry in 1986 . |
| 27 | Strong ales come in a variety of styles and strengths — winter warmers , barley wines , Christmas Ales , Old Ales — with gravities ranging from 1050 to 1100 or more . |
| 28 | Because pensions come in a variety of forms , even many sophisticated people fail to collect all their entitlements or do not understand all the options that are available to them . |
| 29 | The cigarettes come in a package that has a picture of a skull and crossbones on the cover , along with the warning : ‘ Manufacturer 's Advice : Cigarettes are addictive and debilitating . |
| 30 | Emission standards come in a variety of forms , such as the maximum concentration of a substance in a given volume of gaseous effluent or the maximum opacity of a smoke plume . |