Example sentences of "come in [coord] [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was passing when I saw the gates not shut properly , so I thought I 'd best come in and see if everything was all right at the house … ’ |
| 2 | They do n't want the experts to come in and advise because it is the experts that have let them down . ’ |
| 3 | Previously you could ask someone to type up first draft , second draft , maybe a third draft , but how far can you drive your secretary , and now they can be wholly in charge of this — they can change the layout of it as much as the words within it ; they can ask colleagues to come in and comment and even add a little bit . |
| 4 | They can ask colleagues to come in and comment and you can add a little bit . |
| 5 | It was a pointless ‘ command ’ , for Baldwin was on the edge of nervous collapse , irritable , complaining and , in the closer judgment of Jones , ’ entirely without resource The Downing Street secretaries circumvented the King by getting an haphazardly chosen doctor ( they had previously tried fourteen others , all of whom were away ) to come in and certify that the Prime Minister had to go . |
| 6 | Sergeant Bourne came in and hovered until Wycliffe spoke to him . |
| 7 | Half-way through one driver came in and said that the Minister for Human Resources had spent half an hour longer than he had agreed . ’ |
| 8 | He stood up when she came in and waited until she had taken the chair on the other side of the desk . |
| 9 | A young man came in and asked if he could help with distribution . |
| 10 | Potter came in and concluded that his chief was absorbed in profound celebration ; he put the coffee on the table and crept out … |
| 11 | As one teacher said , ‘ I rather resent people coming in and criticising when they have n't been in on a regular basis ’ . |
| 12 | He said , ‘ Then may I come in and wait till Miss Louisa comes home ? ’ |