Example sentences of "[pers pn] came in [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I thought you said there 'd be no problem if I came in on a six-month permit ? ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I came in with a bad knee and it just started getting worse , ’ the 13th-seeded Lendl said . |
| 3 | ‘ I came in for a lot of criticism but I know in my heart that the good things I did there were very conveniently swept under the carpet at the time . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I came in for a lot of adulation during my racing days — groupies . |
| 5 | Finally I came in as a ‘ check ’ knitter , making the garment to the written instructions to see that there were no errors in them . |
| 6 | I came in as a young teacher , enthusiastic , full of new ideas but you soon find that the old attitudes rub off on you , and so you end up thinking , ‘ Oh , why am I doing this ? |
| 7 | On Saturday 4 June , I came in from a morning 's canvassing in Sutton Coldfield to find an urgent message to call Conservative Central Office . |
| 8 | With ffeatherstonehaugh 's , if you came in as a guest and they liked you , you could be elected by acclamation on the spot . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ You came in with a key . ’ |
| 10 | At least have some wine , to put the colour back in your face ; you came in like a ghost . |
| 11 | You came in like a maniac , moving against the flow of traffic , and you 've taken my place ! ’ |
| 12 | She came in with a further two bottles of champagne and took them , blue eyes shining , to Alfred , assembling the ingredients for the Rognons à la Didier . |
| 13 | She came in with a light , wary step , made a deep obeisance just within the doorway , and then advanced to the prince 's chair and sank at his feet , touching her lips to his proffered hand . |
| 14 | They brought me down that day from Edinburgh , bundled me into a transit van with seats but no windows , handcuffed to a big quiet London lad who would n't talk to me at all and did n't even say much to the other two cops in the back of the transit just sat staring ahead and we seemed to drive all night just stopping once at some service station on the Ml , took a while to arrange everything , then they came in with a selection of cans of soft drinks and sandwiches and pasties and pork pies and chocolate and we all sat there munching then they asked me did I need the toilet and I said yes and they opened the door and it was straight over the grass into the gents ' toilets , two cops guarding the door and some men , looked like truckers , standing watching me , waiting for their turn after I 'd had my private visit ; only wanted a pee but I could n't do it even though the big lad was n't actually watching just having him standing there handcuffed to me was enough so they checked the stalls and then took the cuffs off me and I had to leave the door open a crack while I went , then back out and I see the other cop cars Christ a Range Rover and a Senator too I 'm a fucking VIP , then it 's into the van and on with the journey to London where the questioning starts ; they 're concentrating on Sir Rufus 's murder , for now , because they found a card a fucking business card in the woods near the burned cottage ; not mine that would have been too obvious but a card from a guy I know on Jane 's Defence Weekly with some scribbled notes on the back : |
| 15 | He came in on a boat , I suppose , and he plopped himself down and began making ukuleles , very good ones , and some fabulous guitars which are quite rare nowadays . |
| 16 | He came in for a chat the other day and said , oh how you getting on ? |
| 17 | When we started rehearsing , we arrived at the cello 's first entry and he came in with a dreadful slow grumbling noise . |
| 18 | He came in with a long stride , with head erect , and calm authoritative eyes . |
| 19 | They were a bit big for me but they were lovely and dry and I was feeling great when he came in with a bottle of champagne . |
| 20 | He came in with a teacup in one hand and a piece of bread-and-butter in the other hand . |
| 21 | In those days he came in with a His coachman brought him in the trap and they got the twenty minutes past seven express train to Glasgow . |
| 22 | And half these buggers would n't recognize him if he came in with a label on Rugby supporters , pah ! |
| 23 | He solved her problem because when he came in with a very satisfied-looking Candace Rainford beside him he came straight over to Maggie . |
| 24 | Faldo just stayed in touch thanks to putts of 15 and 30 feet at the 14th and 16th for a round of 69 , while Ballesteros felt he had been robbed when he came in with a 68 . |
| 25 | Lillywhite , from Walton-on-Thames , started the day with just 20 seconds to spare over Norway 's Ole Simensen , who jumped from ninth to second place when he came in with a four-strong leading group in Liverpool City Centre . |
| 26 | This young lad about probably about twenty three , twenty four , and he came in with a cigarette and I said excu excuse me but I 'm afraid it 's a no-smoking area . |
| 27 | He came to see you , he came in with a fag , wafting it around the place |
| 28 | But strangely enough that went out , it came in with a flush see ? |