Example sentences of "came in [prep] [art] [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 | Alain came in as the doctor 's car left the house and he stood at the foot of the bed and regarded her sternly . |
| 5 | It still came in as an F S T did n't it ? |
| 6 | And yet … there was a night , long ago now , when a mist came in off the sea ; we slept uneasily , then woke in the dark , to hear the cold whine of sea magic in the air . |
| 7 | Dr Tariq , frail and looking as though the gentle zephyr that came in off the Tigris might flatten him , could muster a savage temper when attacked . |
| 8 | She came in through the corridor , shuffling in her thick black clothes . |
| 9 | She came in through the yard door , and from the moment he saw her , Dauntless could tell she was a sorceress of deftness and strength . |
| 10 | Spittals ' hands glowed from the diligent rubbing he was applying to them as she came in through the door at ten o'clock . |
| 11 | There were no windows and only a trickle of light came in through the door behind him . |
| 12 | As the second show was coming to an end , Lucy sat herself in the makeup chair and made a sullen face and checked her watch frequently , with the idea that Josie should catch her doing it as she finally came in through the door . |
| 13 | ‘ I came in through the door . ’ |
| 14 | And the searchlights the the battery that we were The camp that we were near , they opened fire and the battery would open fire at that , and the searchlight anyway came in through the window . |
| 15 | The boy came in through the back carrying Russell 's blanket roll and carbine and put them down on the passenger bench . |
| 16 | The inrush of fresh air came in through the room , circulated , inter mixed with the vapour laden air in the lounge . |
| 17 | So , so John came in over the top , Colin put his hands on top line , so John said I 'm in charge , over the top , Colin said , no . |
| 18 | As the smoke cleared and the dust settled , two fighter planes came in over the fields and circled the remains of the barn . |
| 19 | It was still warm during the day , and the sun came in over the trees of the forest outside the camp . |
| 20 | The nitrate came in via the tap , this being Fenland , where ‘ traditional ’ agricultural run-off enriches the fertility of that which we are supposed to drink . |
| 21 | The newcomer came in on a gust of the storm . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | I did it during the week and came in on a Saturday for myself . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | ‘ I only came in on the red , raw minute , ’ she said , ‘ so you 'll excuse me , madam . ’ |
| 28 | When Ceauŝescu personally came in on the act they faked a car accident and tricked up a couple of bodies for the Securitate to send back to England . |
| 29 | So , as Jonathan Miller put it , ‘ man came in on the back of the machine ’ . |
| 30 | David McIvor came in on the blind-side and Ian Smith was called up when Graham Marshall injured his knee . |