Example sentences of "came in [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Spotting the light of prospect , Christopher Barry applied to join the BBC , and came in as a Production Assistant in 1955 . |
| 2 | Mini Jakobsen ( MSV Duisburg/ Germany ) came in as a substite and had 4 ( 4 ) great chances ( 3 times alone with the polish goalie ) and tech-boy Bohinen ( who put us 2–0 up against England at home ) was trying to be too clever when twice lobbing over the polish keeper . |
| 3 | With ffeatherstonehaugh 's , if you came in as a guest and they liked you , you could be elected by acclamation on the spot . ’ |
| 4 | The newcomer came in on a gust of the storm . |
| 5 | Dieter went off and returned a few minutes later with the information that Marie-Claire never came in on a Wednesday because her children 's school was closed on that day . |
| 6 | Or rather , about finishing up customers ' drinks , for when Albert came in on a Monday morning drunk at his own expense none of his morally outraged proprietors had ever turned a hair . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | I did it during the week and came in on a Saturday for myself . |
| 9 | And Daniel came in on a hospital trolley disguised as a sleigh with scarlet blankets and silver-paper runners , drawn by hospital porters dressed as polar bears . |
| 10 | WILLIAMS ) came in at a run from the " Coriolanus " matin e e , still in his toga , and just made his position in time . ] |
| 11 | A little Fulham girl who he said was quite promising came in with a friend or two to dance with her . |
| 12 | Rico came in with a couple of white towels , which he threw on the table . |
| 13 | She thought he was going to kiss her , but it did n't happen , because the door was pushed open and the clerk came in with a pile of reports from other departments . |
| 14 | and then a , a stacker truck came in with a pile er , a four foot square foot doors and he |
| 15 | He came in with a teacup in one hand and a piece of bread-and-butter in the other hand . |
| 16 | And when the sh when the relief came in the ship lay about a mile off the never came near the rock at all because it was just a mass of reefs you know and the ship lay about a mile off and then the launch came in with a crew of about half a dozen men and the officer the second mate usually in charge . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | The orderly came in with a pot of tea . |
| 19 | She was washing the flagged floor one Saturday afternoon when Marjorie came in with a basket . |
| 20 | Newman came in with a faraway look . |
| 21 | 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 : |
| 22 | The owner came in with a gendarme . |
| 23 | He came to see you , he came in with a fag , wafting it around the place |
| 24 | Ranulf came in with a series of plaintive questions but Corbett dismissed him with a look . |
| 25 | I was standing in front of the tray of toffee-applies trying to make out which one was the biggest when Barbie came in with a jug to be filled with ginger-beer . |
| 26 | Came in with a face like thunder . ’ |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | While I was waiting , a customer came in with a bullet wound in his chest . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | The Frenchwoman who ran the hotel came in with a crowd of people and sat at the only other table . |