Example sentences of "[noun] came [verb] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A small opportunity arose when Lizzie came knocking at the door for the ceremonial delivery of two silver-bound shoulder sprays , one , a gardenia , the other an orchid , and a card which said : From Robert . |
| 2 | When prospective buyers came to look at the house , which happened more and more frequently , they stayed out of the way until they had gone . |
| 3 | When fire protection officials came to look at the dump they discovered mattresses deposited by a bed company , furniture and even potentially hazardous oil cans . |
| 4 | Dr Hunter came to look at the neck and shoulders . |
| 5 | I wonder whether the same view would apply if Neil Young or Van Morrison came knocking at the door . ’ |
| 6 | Children came to laugh at the animals as they rocked autistically or broke into tantrums ; creatures accustomed to marking out miles of territory in a single day were now constrained to prowl and circle in a few narrow yards . |
| 7 | When he and my mother came to live at the house he bought five Aylesbury ducks to swim on the pond and clear it of weed . |
| 8 | The bag came to rest at the small of her back . |