Example sentences of "[pers pn] come [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I admit I came close , the night I delivered those flowers , but for some reason you did n't think to introduce us . |
| 2 | I came first to a small unoccupied sleeping space , then a galley , cold and lifeless . |
| 3 | I came one day on a folder full of tinted engravings . |
| 4 | I came all this long way , Marion Maclean , to ask you to be coming back with me to Duart . ’ |
| 5 | Look , ’ she added sharply , aware of her pink cheeks and his mocking expression , ‘ I came all the way here to work , not to be insulted by you about my appearance , and I 'd like to get on , the light 's beginning to fade — is that all right with you ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ When I came such a strategy to the Wall Street Journal : ‘ It 's like a company choosing a franchise : you want one on a busy corner , not in the middle of nowhere . ’ |
| 7 | I have heard of cases where sudden terror and stress has caused involuntary evacuation of the bowels and I know without question that this was the occasion when I came nearest to suffering that unhappy fate . |
| 8 | In my first two terms at St. Albans , I came twenty-fourth and twenty-third , but in my third term I came eighteenth . |
| 9 | ‘ I came complete with luggage ? |
| 10 | As I came nearer to Lilliput , I saw the King and all his lords and ladies standing on the beach . |
| 11 | As I came nearer to the corner of the house , I heard my friends breathing loudly as they slept , and at once felt happier again . |
| 12 | I came second in the UK Astroid Championships . |
| 13 | As it turned out , Donovan Reid won and I came second , missing the third individual place but feeling that I was in with a chance of making the relay team . |
| 14 | I came second which I was very glad about and I received a pink certificate which I still have . |
| 15 | That 's why I came second in the quiz |
| 16 | I think I came unstuck at the last fence |
| 17 | Towards the close of A Call to the Unconverted you can well imagine tears rolling down his cheeks as he pleads with his hearers , ‘ If I came hungry or naked to one of your doors , would you not part with more than a cup of water to relieve me ? |
| 18 | ‘ I came last night , but they told me that you 'd gone out to dinner with friends . |
| 19 | At erm , summer camp , when I came last year as well , there were sisters , and the oldest one was about twelve , the next one was about ten , and the next one was about eight and they they were half cast , I 'm not qu quite sure , the their mother was sort of , she 's dark , she 's sort of half cast , and they 've got , they all very very attractive girls , with such lovely hair , just corkscrew , it 's really lovely , and they come out the erm , swimming pool and they bring their their erm , shampoo and their conditioner with them , and do I ca n't just see this the family look . |
| 20 | In my first two terms at St. Albans , I came twenty-fourth and twenty-third , but in my third term I came eighteenth . |
| 21 | ‘ I came sixth and gained my first championship point ! ’ |
| 22 | ‘ That 's crazy , ’ Anne said , ‘ I 'm sure I came this way … ’ |
| 23 | I came this way — it 's as long as it 's short — because of Pratesi and his sausage factory . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Well , I thought I 'd best get as far from Dalston as I could , so I came this side of London Bridge and looked for lodgings . |
| 25 | I came this morning because I think you may be able to help me from your knowledge-of the family and of the area . |
| 26 | I came this morning , but they were awfully busy . ’ |
| 27 | I , I came this way and called on Susan , she was n't in , I ran the dog round here and er called on Susan again and she still was n't in , so that was that |
| 28 | Although I came third out of fifty folk competing for established status by examination , it was no good , only one candidate was accepted . |
| 29 | I went in for it and I came third . |
| 30 | I came third . |