Example sentences of "[vb mod] come in handy " in BNC.
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| 1 | The appendix on useful verbs should come in handy for those not up on adventure jargon , but be careful with the address section — a lot of them are now out of date so be prepared for some lack of response in some cases . |
| 2 | The machines have built-in fans — which should come in handy for any Pentium-based cousins no doubt — and come with removable 80Mb , 120Mb or 200Mb 2.5″ disks . |
| 3 | Some sessions involve a heavy work-out , so a spare , dry karategi might come in handy for the second session . |
| 4 | I ca n't think of a single occasion in which this might come in handy . |
| 5 | ‘ They might come in handy for making your trap , ’ he said . |
| 6 | The KGB owed MI6 a favour which might come in handy one day . |
| 7 | It could be that the acronym RICE might come in handy . |
| 8 | At this time it was filled with the sort of junk that might come in handy one day if one could remember where one had put it . |
| 9 | It 's a feature that might come in handy when building an annual report : the user selects a field and chooses the added ‘ delegate ’ option from the menu , and can then send the spreadsheet to a colleague with the field highlighted and instructions to fill it in . |
| 10 | Even the useless dowelling with a bit of tin can on the end might come in handy one day ! . |
| 11 | It might come in handy again some time . " |
| 12 | ‘ Might come in handy . |
| 13 | One day it might come in handy . ’ |
| 14 | It might come in handy . |
| 15 | Might come in handy . |
| 16 | Even a biscuit tin full of buttons and other odds and ends was finally put back in the pile of things to be kept because , as Granny said , ‘ You never know when they 'll come in handy . ’ |
| 17 | Oh , they 'll come in handy actually . |
| 18 | Once the Soviet Union allowed pluralism in Eastern Europe , America was prepared to look for areas where Soviet help could come in handy . |
| 19 | In an emergency , that could come in handy for settling an attack of post-prandial mal de mer . |
| 20 | Of course this is where a mountain bike could come in handy , but you 'd have to put up with walkers pointing at you and shouting ‘ tosser ’ , and landowners chasing after you with a stick as another slice of expensive path slides into the burn after being cut neatly away by fat tyres . |
| 21 | Could come in handy next time your parents talk to your teacher about you . |
| 22 | For those of us who are less fortunate , Correct Letters could come in handy . |
| 23 | It 's just a hobby I really enjoy , journalism is the job I really want to do and you never know drama could come in handy one day ! |
| 24 | This was one of the unwelcome chores , but it would come in handy this time because the wireless agent had his business in the village of Stone which was a couple of miles beyond Ham where Julie lived . |
| 25 | With all those loud Versace designs Larry favours , Jason and his Technicolor Dreamcoat would come in handy . |
| 26 | Neighbour Ernie Wise said : ‘ My boat would come in handy — but I ca n't reach it . ’ |
| 27 | Like the birth certificate , it would come in handy for future missions . |
| 28 | ‘ I should think a dishwasher would come in handy . |
| 29 | I had organised two more fallback packages that would come in handy now . |
| 30 | You are n't seriously suggesting he might have spent fifteen years building up a simpleton 's profile , in case it would come in handy if ever he wanted to commit a crime ? ’ |