Example sentences of "[noun] came [adv prt] to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Valencia trainer came on to the pitch and was ushered back towards the tunnel by Fernando Giner , a home defender . |
| 2 | Richard came on to the terrace . |
| 3 | ‘ Did you care when you walked out on me the day that you told me about the notes and the wine glass , and then Rebecca came back to the office ? |
| 4 | Several times Paul Guillaume came back to the house to have his portrait painted in a discreet , dark suit , starched collar and tie , jaunty trilby hat , a gloved hand languidly holding a cigarette and thinly parted lips which seem to be saying ‘ I am a man of exquisite taste ’ . |
| 5 | ’ The car came up to the standard required . |
| 6 | As each slightly shamefaced figure came up to the table , she peered intently at the face , muttered ‘ Sweet or dry ? ’ and then poured from one of her bottles as if administering Syrup of Figs or Cod Liver Oil to the infant sick . |
| 7 | The more he considered all the aspects of the matter , the more Manville came around to the view that Turkey was the best possible choice of all . |
| 8 | A clerk came up to the counter . |
| 9 | The second and last time Sheila came back to the group was some months later . |
| 10 | When Ben came back to the table he placed the fork with great ceremony to the side of Millie 's plate , saying , ‘ There you are , madam . |
| 11 | Many a rainy day would he bring dreariness to an end , as his musical talents came out to the surface . |
| 12 | While he was getting the drinks , Alex Household came in to the pub , looking harassed . |
| 13 | His appetite whetted by this auction , he was a natural target for Sotheby 's when Irises came on to the market . |
| 14 | He recalls that the Chancellor came in to the store at around 5pm , and stands by this approximate time even though he is well aware that Mr Lamont was then in a Treasury Select Committee at the House of Commons . |
| 15 | At Gebe/ Serag the cultivation on the east bank disappeared altogether and the desert came down to the river , leaving only the railway line and a few scrubby bushes clinging to the water 's edge . |
| 16 | it was a it was full pass inside to two fullbacks er , for the Southampton player that was running on this fullback shaded it away you know , guiding him out of it , he 's running to the e sa Smeichel came out to the edge of the area but he was like right on the edge as the player was coming to him , so he just let it roll a little bit further , he stopped it with his foot , the guy came and tackled him off got it instead of just picking it up with his hand , I mean he was actually in the area but like he was right on the edge and he took a step back |
| 17 | He put her into bed and drew the sheets over her and Maggie came back to the reality of the lamplit room with a bang as he strode away , collecting his tools of mercy and making for the door without looking at her . |
| 18 | Whole farms and landed estates at the edge of urban areas came on to the market ; suburban land prices therefore were very low . |
| 19 | Small boats came out to the liner , some bearing vendors of coconuts and bananas , others containing friends and relatives who shouted up names to the rail . |
| 20 | He had wandered away along the narrow trodden path through the grass while they were talking , to the small hollow cove where boats came in to the abbey meadows . |
| 21 | When Ludovico came back to the apartment with food for lunch and found her stripped to the waist , washing herself in the cracked kitchen sink , he immediately started making love to her , pushing her back until the taps dug into her . |
| 22 | He turned as McKenzie came on to the bridge : ‘ And how are our oil-stained survivors , Chief ? ’ |
| 23 | The Dili watchers came back to the Company headquarters to find the 2/2 was now linked to Brigadier Veale 's 200 survivors of Sparrow Force with a base at Mape , in the hills ( see map p. 77 ) . |
| 24 | When Fred came back to the table , the two old friends suddenly fused and started to laugh , while Daisy had to wait upon them as their natural audience . |
| 25 | Horne came back to the city and grew powerful on his riches . |
| 26 | Sophie nodded slowly , then Helen came up to the table . |
| 27 | Sophie heaved a long sigh , then looked up as Helen came back to the table , her face drawn and anxious . |
| 28 | The daylight faded when Raghunath came back to the teacher tired and dripping . |
| 29 | As the train slowed down , Sam came over to the fireman 's side and looked out and seeing nothing , suddenly realised the legend of the bridge . |
| 30 | And later on writing to Timothy , the apostle Paul in the first chapter of the first book in verse fifteen , he says , it is a trustworthy statement , deserving full acceptance that Christ Jesus came in to the world to save sinners . |