Example sentences of "the [num ord] [noun sg] come in " in BNC.
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| 1 | That became even more apparent when the second script came in , and so we had to drop it . |
| 2 | As normal he had opened the gallery , but when the first customer came in , he just could not concentrate . |
| 3 | He wrote it down and the next cow came in . |
| 4 | said to us last night about the next girl to come in after she 's arrived to read the register . ’ |
| 5 | When the river is nearing low ebb , vast stretches of sand are laid bare , but channels of grey brown water of varying widths and depths continue to rush out between the sand formations until it meets the next tide coming in , twelve hours later . |
| 6 | When the next case came in , Helen proved her worth . |
| 7 | The next person to come in was Bertrand Russell . |
| 8 | and er the second door on , you , it opened and the doctor came out and called for the next person to come in , she did n't look to be above forty year old |
| 9 | ‘ Keep up the good work , ’ he waved her farewell , ‘ tell the next child to come in . ’ |
| 10 | Wellingtons and shorts , and we used to pour all this molasses and then tread it in , and we 'd go on treading it in until the next load came in , see , we could go on like this all day . |
| 11 | ‘ We hope to organise another contest when the next ship comes in — but plan to get a bit of practice in first . ’ |
| 12 | The next report came in for the 3rd goal , and again said ‘ Leeds are beginning to get back into the match , but Norwich have scored a 3rd ’ … all other reports/comments just mention the goals . |
| 13 | And er after er my grandfather made that bike , after he started business on his own , he had , well the next thing came in was the penny farthing bicycle . |
| 14 | When the next train came in , Bobbie went across the line and stood beside the engine . |