Example sentences of "have just [vb pp] in from [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | The madman has just flown in from Rome on a whim , to spend a few days with me here . |
2 | The commodore , having just tacked in from Pin Mill , says that while he recognises the accomplishment of an ancient mariner there in teaching a grey parrot to recite the complete works of Shakespeare in Urdu , and could see that this might help international relations in some way , he is far from certain this was the sort of thing Mr Major had in mind . |
3 | Apart from that , though , the whole crew might have just come in from Ellis Island Caduta herself was clearly the queen bee here . |
4 | His stage set , along with the thumping music , flashing lights , and dry-ice clouds that go with it , had just come in from Scotland , and was due to head south as soon as we television camp-followers had done our reports in front of it . |
5 | He 's just ridden in from London , and his lady 's here to meet him . |