Example sentences of "come in [conj] do [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Or do you mean you paid a lot of tradesmen to come in and do the work for you ? |
| 5 | She 'd come in and do the washing in the morning , and if it was a nice bright day she 'd iron in the afternoon . |
| 6 | ‘ But it is even more galling when there is the prospect that foreigners may come in and do the work of dismantling it . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ But it is even more galling when there is the prospect that foreigners may come in and do the work of dismantling it . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ But it is even more galling when there is the prospect that foreigners may come in and do the work of dismantling it . |