Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [pers pn] come " in BNC.
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| 1 | In The Secret Garden Mary has been watching a robin which has let her come quite near . |
| 2 | Both say simply writing the book has helped them come to terms with the experience and it 's a story that 's still gripping many people . |
| 3 | This section of the book is designed to help you come to terms with your deepest emotions and the people or events which may have caused them in the first place . |
| 4 | In a ghost story she wrote : ‘ Night after night for weeks she tried to make him come … ’ |
| 5 | The first few times the carabiniere on duty became impatient and tried to make him come out , but the only answer he got was that the prisoner was feeling extremely unwell and wanted please to be left alone . |
| 6 | From what you 've told us , Mrs Craig , she 'd heard him come in . |
| 7 | I came searching for you at the shop and one of your neighbours told me she 'd seen you come this way . ‘ |
| 8 | He also held a simplistic visionary view of Israel : ‘ You know , I turn back to your ancient prophets in the Old Testament , and the signs foretelling Armageddon , and I find myself wondering if , if we 're in the generation that 's going to see it come about . |
| 9 | She stayed where she was , waiting to see him come down the senior run , and her first sight of his black-suited figure made the breath catch in her throat . |
| 10 | If the manager signs off the employee 's plan as reasonable , then it follows that the manager has to help make it come true . |
| 11 | Now what sort of pay formula would you like to see them come up with ? |
| 12 | Somebody 'll come in a minute ; they must have heard us come in . ’ |
| 13 | You know I gave her the ultimatum like you can come with us but damn well I would n't have let her come . |
| 14 | Standing at the counter waiting for the coffee , he wondered how he could have let it come about , and he felt a stranger to himself . |
| 15 | ‘ The Thing would n't have let us come right here if it was n't safe for nomes . ’ |
| 16 | They must have seen us come . |
| 17 | You should n't have made me come down here . |
| 18 | You might have made me come on this absurd chase , but what I think is my business . ’ |
| 19 | I 'd only set out again — and again — so you will have to let me come . ’ |
| 20 | On reflection , I decided to let him come to me . |
| 21 | The bearer slowed to let him come up with him . |
| 22 | is n't , so erm we 'll have to make him come wo n't we ? |
| 23 | Never yes so I thought let them come and they wanted you to be there and then I could n't rid of I just could n't get them to change their minds you know they just wanted you there and I said |
| 24 | Ceauşescu did not mean to let it come again . |
| 25 | ‘ The trouble is , ’ says Mr Poole , ‘ people say now , ‘ How long before he died did he come here ? ’ |
| 26 | Or what times does it come on ? |
| 27 | I almost caused an accident coming back from Bedford yesterday , there 's somebody in an X R three i right up my arse so I just coming onto the motorway , the M four to Bracknell and erm comes right up my arse and I had to come out cos there was this car coming on you know , from further up the the lane and it was coming on and I was already on , so I overtook it let it did to let it come out you know ? |
| 28 | Did did he come round see you ? |
| 29 | English , as the Newbolt Report and Leavis had insisted , was not like other academic subjects , though all the pressures of the modern academy , which include both privileges and responsibilities , have tried to make it come in line . |
| 30 | She had heard them come in very late . |