Example sentences of "i come down " in BNC.
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1 | A day or so later , I came down with a very nasty bout of influenza . |
2 | As I came down into Salisbury that day I knew for the first time that I had been happy . |
3 | It was a ploy of Lord Darlington 's to stand at this shelf studying the spines of the encyclopedias as I came down the staircase , and sometimes , to increase the effect of an accidental meeting , he would actually pull out a volume and pretend to be engrossed as I completed my descent . |
4 | I came down the slope , trying not to smirk . |
5 | When I came down there was a slosh-slosh sound coming from the downstairs cloakroom . |
6 | ‘ When I came down to London , I finally got myself a decent bass , a Fender Mustang , then started changing pickups to get a raunchier , more distorted sound . |
7 | The funerals happened within three months and then I came down here . |
8 | Of course I came down to earth on my next round . |
9 | I came down to earth again . |
10 | I came down when she called me and found him standing in the living-room with a look of distaste on his face as he looked round at the overflowing ash trays , the dirty grate , the pile of chair cushions tumbled in the middle of the floor . |
11 | I came down to Inverpolly , then a farm , but there was no sign of life . |
12 | ‘ I came down from Manchester two days ago , to meet my fellow archdeacons , and the Bishop told me of your husband 's application and of course that made me wish to meet him , and to meet you . |
13 | I came down when my husband was working on the factory site then as I say , prior to us coming to live here this was had n't been even built so we 've seen it grow from the floor to what it is today , you know ? |
14 | ‘ For I called on the sea to bear me away , and I came down to this isle and took it for my own . |
15 | " When you went away I came down here and read " |
16 | I came down to earth a bit when Harry Enfield came on to thunderous applause . |
17 | It was just brought to my attention just before I came down . |
18 | Yes and erm I came down here erm just at the time I was becoming a nun thirty thirty odd years ago . |
19 | One hot afternoon I came down from my bedroom , after a brief but taxing siesta , to see the Agent pull up in his outlandish Packard . |
20 | I came down with quite a thud , and hit my head on the stair post . ’ |
21 | And then I came down to Kerry after my operations because I was er for my feet , I had to get them amputated because For the hardening of the arteries |
22 | Then I came down here , switched the light on and saw the room in disarray . ’ |
23 | In a voice that sounded husky and uncertain , Maurice said : ‘ I came down to look around . ’ |
24 | No I missed it , there was no beasts in the field I came down . |
25 | I was interviewed by the Sudan Agent in London who gave me lunch at his club , and told me I would be called before a selection board when I came down from Oxford . |
26 | At many revolutions per second I came down the green slide into Brixton and beyond . |
27 | I came down here to try and find him . |
28 | ‘ I suppose I came down on impulse , but as soon as I got here I wished I 'd stayed in the house . |
29 | ‘ Actually , ’ he said slowly , ‘ I came down here to talk to you about last night . ’ |
30 | She said she 'd get on with the cooking better if I came down here on my own . |