Example sentences of "to come in [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Clare stood in the doorway , as if unsure whether to come in or go out . |
| 2 | With images of picket-line strife , the broadcast warned : ‘ The last thing we need now is for Labour to come in and wreck Britain 's recovery . ’ |
| 3 | Whether we know him or not whether we 've never had any dealings with him in the past or not , he is able to bring peace once we allow him to come in and to take control of the situation . |
| 4 | One evening , David , Barry , Christina and John Hutchinson were all sitting in my front room and talking about what we could actually do to earn some money It was suggested that we might go down to one of the local pubs which held regular jazz nights , to see if they had an evening free and perhaps we could run a folk club just one evening a week and maybe charge people to come in and make a few pennies for ourselves . |
| 5 | Weeks fifteen to twenty one is subject specific and all the details that have to come in and make up a record of achievement . |
| 6 | But er we shall be without him for the next fortnight erm so somebody 'll have to come in and score a few goals for us but often you know , you discover things that erm you never knew were there when you have to fill in gaps that have suddenly arisen . |
| 7 | The music grew louder , the Chelsea Granada welcomed all who would like to come in and watch the transmission of Bootsie and Snudge . |
| 8 | They do n't want the experts to come in and advise because it is the experts that have let them down . ’ |
| 9 | Anyway tapped on window for told me to come in and says will you tell your mate to move his car . |
| 10 | ‘ Arthur got an electrician to come in and do it during the week . ’ |
| 11 | For some years a man used to come in and do the deed , but Uncle got on with it himself later round by the stable , using a humane killer . |
| 12 | Or you could do what my elderly neighbour does : every time she feels like decorating she pays a neighbour 's student son to come in and do it for her . |
| 13 | I get a maid to come in and do it for me . |
| 14 | He used to come in and do the flowers , all in the dining-room before the dinner was served ; and it used to look glorious . |
| 15 | You see a working , well of course they do get them up nowadays , but in th you were supposed t to stay in bed for at least a fortnight after the mother was born but you a lot of these mothers used to hop out of bed when the midwife had gone , and , and I mean if they 'd got two or three children and a husband coming in and they had n't got a mother or a neighbour or somebody to come in and do the cooking , i I mean she 'd just get up and get on with it herself . |
| 16 | Or do you mean you paid a lot of tradesmen to come in and do the work for you ? |
| 17 | saying you 've got ta train somebody on the list for instance , you 've got to have a specialist to come in and do that so it 's not something you do yourself . |
| 18 | How much , we wondered , would it cost to live like royalty , or the very rich , to pay someone to come in and do all the things us ordinary folk have to do for ourselves . |
| 19 | You 'd be employing , you 'd be employing builders to come in and do it for you . |
| 20 | I mean the next thing they 'd want to do is to come in and do in this kitchen before you do any cooking for yourself |
| 21 | We 'll be inviting people to come in and do pre-West End shows , small operas , small musicals , er concerts , films , you name it . |
| 22 | Trying to awaken my slumbering festive spirit , I invited John to come in and open his present . |
| 23 | And yet it is still against the law of the land for another ordained Anglican leader to come in and plant another church to help reach the people ! |
| 24 | There was no sign of any other cars or tanks or armoured personnel carriers and no indication that the police Stukas were waiting to come in and bomb the last pockets of resistance . |
| 25 | They announced they were not even prepared to come in and talk . |
| 26 | ‘ You goin' to come in and talk to me after you 've eaten ? ’ |
| 27 | Do you think you could get him to come in and talk to us ? ’ |
| 28 | These parties of mine have become something of an institution , and I am expecting a large number of people to come in and give their comments on the results in various constituencies . |
| 29 | If the bags are full of rotting food , or there is a smell or filth around the place , then more action may need to be taken , but the first priority is establishing what the person concerned feels , before asking ‘ Would it be helpful for someone to come in and give a hand with tidying up ? ’ |
| 30 | The race had started on a wet track — it is almost never dry for a whole weekend in Holland — and Hunt 's victory resulted from the finest sort of judgement about when to come in and change his wet tyres to slicks . |