Example sentences of "came [adv prt] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Meanwhile , as Ladbrokes shortened Nashwan 's odds for next Sunday 's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe from 2-1 to 7-4 with a run , French Glory came down a point to 7-1 amid rumours that Pat Eddery would switch to him from Khalid Abdullah 's other probable runner , Assatis . |
| 2 | Battered by the chance collision of several billion molecules , the die flipped onto a point , spun gently and came down a seven . |
| 3 | When Terry went upstairs to change , Ellie went with her , and when they came down a short while later , when Terry and Declan were ready to leave , Ellie was right there beside them . |
| 4 | It maybe came down a little bit too slow for him . |
| 5 | The other came down a short distance the other side of the village of Whelford |
| 6 | So I told him all I found out like , when he came down a few days later he gave me two fifty , er two pound ten as it was then you know I was amazed at |
| 7 | When Dr Maxwell came along a little later , I asked him about it , and although he pooh-poohed it a bit and said it was all a lot of nonsense , I did get him to admit it could n't do me any actual harm to go to the classes and do exercises . |
| 8 | Husband Tony added : ‘ The results came through a lot quicker than we expected . |
| 9 | The noise was stilled as a voice came over a microphone . |
| 10 | It came over a treat on the radio transmitter when I played it back … ’ |
| 11 | And then he came over a rise and saw the lake below . |
| 12 | Having a bit of a rest in the winter , I was able to relax a little bit more , so I think I came over a lot fresher than I normally do for the start of the season . |
| 13 | They were just there , suddenly , as we came over a hill and saw a river below us . |
| 14 | The English came over a crest , face to face with the Lord Owen in open field . |
| 15 | A suitable window frame came off a skip behind a local double glazing merchant , and was incorporated into the studwork . |
| 16 | The night shift volunteer was standing next to me getting ready to come on to the phones and as I came off a call he started to chat to me . |
| 17 | If one analyses the appeal of desktop publishing the basic appeal is its capability to generate material that looks printed , not like something that came off a daisywheel or dot matrix printer . |
| 18 | The door came off a shed full of tools , and spades , even , were turning over and over ; while a flock of rods kept for wattling thrust through the air , cruel as arrows . |
| 19 | ‘ The roof came off a woman 's house , and we all helped to save what we could . |
| 20 | I was a gambler on a winning streak : it did n't matter what number I placed my bet on , it always came up a winner . |
| 21 | Jonna 's chin came up a fraction and he looked his father straight in the eye . |
| 22 | Her turn to act as hostess came up a month after Nora had returned to Northumberland . |
| 23 | God knows they have trouble enough so IBM would appreciate it if we were perfectly clear on a couple of points that came up a fortnight ago ( UX No 418 ) . |
| 24 | The days of reading philosophy , politics , and economics , called PPE , came up a good deal . |
| 25 | Yes we used to go to see her , and she came up a couple of times . |
| 26 | The lights came up a little , and the show was over . |
| 27 | My confidence came back a lot towards the end of the season . |
| 28 | The attendant giggled and came back a few minutes later with another bowl of rice and chicken , which Myeloski despatched with his customary enthusiasm . |
| 29 | Thomas went out , came back a moment later with an object draped in blue velvet which he positioned carefully on a low table . |
| 30 | Joe trotted off and came back a couple of minutes later , holding a parcel . |