Example sentences of "came [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Arbroath was founded in 1178 by an order descended from Abbot Bernard who left Poitiers for Tiron ; monks from this Benedictine reform group of Tironensians established Kelso down on the Borders , and two friars came thence to Arbroath . |
| 2 | Across the dale , through the haze , the flanks of Brant Lea above Bishopdale and the edge of Carperby Moor above Aysgarth came slowly into view . |
| 3 | Half a dozen figures came slowly into view , dressed in army camouflage and carrying automatic weapons . |
| 4 | The lassitude still on her , she came slowly to her feet and looked down at the boy , who stood up , shifting uneasily . |
| 5 | As the freight train came slowly to a halt at the loop stop signal near the box , the fireman told the signalman of their problem who in turn reported the incident to the train control . |
| 6 | New ideas came slowly to him through his studies . |
| 7 | Dappled dawn came slowly to us as we crawled weakly up a steep track . |
| 8 | Mr Phillips heard the noise , and came slowly to the front of the schoolroom . |
| 9 | Without answering , she left the room and came slowly down the stairs . |
| 10 | The basket , with Mould dazed and confused , came slowly towards them . |
| 11 | Now the young woman , as tidy and trim in her dark uniform as Alice in hers jeans and bomber jacket came slowly towards her , an annoyed , decided little face showing that words were being chosen to put Alice in her place . |
| 12 | He stared and came slowly towards me . |
| 13 | Nicolo smiled crookedly as he came slowly towards her ; her heart leaped into her throat but she stood her ground . |
| 14 | The light was almost gone when the white Mercedes came slowly along the road and turned into the open gate under the yew tree . |
| 15 | This is why his proclamation came eventually to be known as ‘ gospel ’ or ‘ news of salvation ’ ’ ( Meyer 1979:130 ) . |
| 16 | The lights in the ceiling came on without fuss and illuminated the ancient brick walls and the weathered old grey beams which crossed from side to side , holding up the planks of the floor above : holding up the planks , except where the hole was . |
| 17 | Kenny Wilson moved up and Henry Edwards came on to the flank and the disruptions partially explained why Boroughmuir were unable to generate forward momentum . |
| 18 | When Granby House came on to the market early in 1983 , it looked more promising . |
| 19 | The star of a series of previous horror classics — the poll tax , water privatisation — came on to the despatch box at just before three in the afternoon . |
| 20 | The Valencia trainer came on to the pitch and was ushered back towards the tunnel by Fernando Giner , a home defender . |
| 21 | After proper tribute had been paid to the heroic efforts of its singers and orchestra , the Royal Opera 's general director , Jeremy Isaacs , came on to the stage to make a special presentation to Sir Edward Downes . |
| 22 | ‘ David obviously wrote the songs and everything but I felt a lot of responsibility came on to me at that time , although it was nothing like David 's , ’ he says . |
| 23 | ‘ He said my husband always came on to the site wearing dark glasses , ’ Jean says . |
| 24 | Then came the era of the Brat Pack , a bunch of young Hollywood actors who came on to the scene thinking they were God 's gift to the cinema — and some of them were . |
| 25 | We came on to the dirt road and a woman in a fluttering robe of pale pink organza walked towards us . |
| 26 | People came on to the terrace . |
| 27 | Richard came on to the terrace . |
| 28 | Ted Willoughby , who had looked after Sugar throughout its service with 467 Squadron , came on to the scene and offered to try and find the missing items and then re-fit them to the aircraft , to which Jack Bruce readily agreed . |
| 29 | Meat Loaf came on to a volley of missiles and for one , beautiful moment , it seemed he was going to get down from the stage and beat some arsehole to death . |
| 30 | It 's been a lot of hard work but I knew that it would be when I first came on to the Tour . |