Example sentences of "[pers pn] come in a [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ You came in a car ? ’ |
2 | She came in a rush , fell dramatically on her knees before the fire , beside her sister , cried " Look ! " |
3 | A century earlier , in Shakespeare 's day , that world had been a mysterious place ; Othello could tell his travellers ' tales of the men whose heads do grow beneath their shoulders and , while the references to Bermuda in The Tempest were up-to-the-minute , they came in a play that was a collection of fairy stories . |
4 | They came in a singing swarm . |
5 | Tim Laurence , tallest player in the Durham University College squad and as tough as they came in a challenge , sported his hair above his ears , and at lectures his tie would always be knotted properly , his jacket and trousers immaculate . |
6 | They come in a range of models , all with a choice of options , colours and fabrics to suit you and your home . |
7 | They come in a range of colours and textures , and can be laid just like bricks . |
8 | They come in a variety of sizes as do the internal filters , but a much wider choice of filtering mediums is available and more than one can be employed at a time . |
9 | They come in a variety of shapes and sizes , including shell and blade shapes , paddle and ‘ U ’ shapes , cones and stars , and balls and bones . |
10 | Although canal bridges all perform the function of providing access across water , they come in a host of shapes and sizes and are made from many different materials . |
11 | They come in a dispenser of 50 sheets , priced at £1.69 from Boots and department stores . |
12 | I just put down Ex-Soldier and never did change it , even when he came in a couple of minutes later with his canvas bag over his shoulder . |
13 | It came in a sense to represent opposition rather than power , which was assumed by the mainstream Sunnis . |
14 | All also said they would prefer it if it came in a pot , rather than in the single-application , fiddly pea-sized plastic spheres . |
15 | It came in a stone mug , deliciously cold and wiping out in one mouthful the heat of the morning and the traces of last night 's headache ( he wondered briefly how the Engineer regiment was getting on in its battle positions ; by now they should be dug in and pausing for sips of lukewarm water or barely warmer tea . |
16 | The little something was a nine-pound leg of lamb and it came in a plastic carrier bag which bore the same legend as the shopfront and the two white Escort vans parked at the side : B. TUCKETT — FAMILY BUTCHER . |
17 | It came in a memorandum with a covering letter from McFarlane ; the premise was that unless the United States changed its policies towards Iran , America 's position in Tehran would never improve . |
18 | It comes in a roll rather like sticking plaster and is simply wrapped round the threads in a clockwise spiral , following the direction of the thread in several layers . |
19 | It 's chip resistant , it 's easy to apply and it comes in a choice of twelve brilliant shades . |
20 | Available in 4 m widths , it comes in a choice of 10 colour tints to complement the white paints with a hint of colour currently available . |
21 | Catalogue number is ; it comes in a booklet style case with top class notes and design . |
22 | It comes in a block and is soaked before use ( see page 24 for this month 's special offer ) . |
23 | And now when it comes in a miracle , you wonder at me for looking twice , thrice , four times , to see if it comes through ivory or horn . |