Example sentences of "he come [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He came nearer with his powerful shoulders bulging under his Mafia suit . |
| 2 | He came nearer . |
| 3 | As he came nearer , he realized that the house was familiar and he felt faint with terror . |
| 4 | As he came nearer I could see that he was wearing a velveteen suit which was full of holes and splattered with wet clay . |
| 5 | He came nearer . |
| 6 | He came nearer still . |
| 7 | He came nearer , and the light of the June evening turned the tanned planes of his hawk-face and the ridge of the bold , importunate nose to copper , and picked out the russet reds in the short , dark beard , scoring deeper the deeply graved lines of audacity and laughter . |
| 8 | He came just as it was getting dark again . |
| 9 | So I gave it to him , only he came past on his bike . |
| 10 | Harry asked as he came unexpectedly into the room . |
| 11 | It was she who turned away first and when she rested her arm against the wall to support the linen whilst she put the key in the lock , he came forward , saying eagerly , ‘ Let me . ’ |
| 12 | Seeing that George was talking to one of the shepherds , he came forward to join them . |
| 13 | He came forward at once , his hands held out in greeting . |
| 14 | He came forward warily and took the coin she offered and then he went off to one of the stables to fetch the horse and cart . |
| 15 | He came forward from behind his desk and held out his hand as if this were a first meeting . |
| 16 | He came forward and took his passport from his top pocket and handed it to her . |
| 17 | But when Nick said , coaxingly , ‘ They 're all for you , Mister Johnny , ’ he came forward slowly , smiling his lop-sided smile and gobbling softly with pleasure . |
| 18 | Smiling he came forward , rubbing his hands to his glowing cheeks . |
| 19 | Nehru noted in his diary for 17 October 1954 : ‘ He came forward — almost leapt forward — and embraced and kissed me . |
| 20 | He came forward speaking softly but this only made it worse , for she came at him again , this time so viciously that , thinking she might hurt herself , he backed away across the path towards the benches . |
| 21 | Then , when the door was safely closed and locked , he came forward and exchanged bows with each of them . |
| 22 | DeVore saw how his lieutenant hesitated — saw the flicker of pure aversion , quickly masked , that crossed his face — before he came forward . |
| 23 | He came forward to kiss her and she pushed him gently away . |
| 24 | Then he came forward and scooped them into the bag . |
| 25 | Then one of the older men , a chieftain , he must have been , beckoned a young man , small and lithe and darker-skinned , with flared nostrils and springy black hair rising from a high brow , and he came forward and offered himself , it became clear , as a hostage in exchange for the old woman and the girl . |
| 26 | It was nice to hear everyone give the chap a big cheer as he came forward , obviously overcome with excitement . |
| 27 | He came forward and embraced Li Yuan , holding him to his breast , one hand smoothing the back of his neck . |
| 28 | At their silence , he came forward . |
| 29 | He came forward again , eyes narrowed , pushing his face close to Graham 's so that the younger man shrank back just a little . |
| 30 | He came forward into the room to stand close to her and bent to look into her face . |