Example sentences of "i come [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I came top in my class this year and I 'm glad she pushed me into it now . |
| 2 | ‘ We had sums , and I came top of the class ! ’ |
| 3 | ‘ It is a site of which I have heard strange things since I came north , ’ said Creggan , ‘ where the eagles are in decline and their powers going . |
| 4 | On the Thursday morning early I set off to go to Peter Jones before my meeting in Markham Square and I put your birthday money ( for which my thanks ) towards a tiny little black leather bag about the size of the one I came south with , as it fits under my jacket without looking too bulky and my old similar one , also from the John Lewis partnership some years ago , recently gave up the ghost after three years of relentless daily use . |
| 5 | Then I think it 's time I came south , maybe the Pembroke coastal path or following the Thames to the sea , ’ he said . |
| 6 | ‘ Then I came south to Royston but Queen Margaret and her party had already returned to London to collect all their possessions so I followed in hot pursuit . |
| 7 | I came north-west , therefore you should travel south-east . |
| 8 | It was at this point that I came face to face with the realisation that human beings could be studied like other animals , and I went on , past chimpanzees , to investigate the behaviour of this strange creature that I christened The Naked Ape . |
| 9 | Last winter I came face to face with one on the landing — I do n't know which of us was the more scared . |
| 10 | Turning a corner along a narrow track , I came face to face with a blustering capercaillie , as big as a turkey . |
| 11 | With lots of luck I came face to face with a round face man in uniform . |
| 12 | All these thoughts were racing through my head when I came face to face with you , and when you did n't show me out I could n't entirely understand why . |
| 13 | Erm , because before I joined the Commercial Union I came training straight from the training centre , I worked for er , Industrial Training Board , in fact , dealing with a number of Plastics Industries . |
| 14 | When I come Sunday night they were all lit up ! |
| 15 | I have seen lots of deejays ogling Enya , and when I come people think , oh no , there 's the manager again . |