Example sentences of "[be] coming [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even Mr Akers seemed slowly to be coming round to the sensible idea that IBM should be broken up . |
| 2 | Her Dutch cleaning lady would be coming round in the morning — let her do it , thought an exhausted Olga a few minutes later , as she shakily bathed her face under the cold tap ; Boyd could darn well pay her more housekeeping to cover the extra hours of work . |
| 3 | It 's a bit late to be coming on like the Angel in the House now . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Our mothers and fathers will be coming over at the end of the summer for the presentation of prizes . ’ |
| 5 | He would be coming over by boat and a male nurse would come with him as far as Dún Laoghaire . |
| 6 | Most of the new people who 'd be coming over in the last couple of years a lot of them would n't be coming out to our concerts yet because they would probably be into a more younger scene like the Mary Blacks , maybe or the Christian Moore or somebody like that you would be catering for a younger audience and the the second third generation would be coming out to the First to the Foster and Allens and the Daniel O'Donnells and the Brendan Shines you know . |
| 7 | Women would be coming up to me , putting their hands on my tits and going , ‘ Oh , you 're big enough to have babies now . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Women would be coming up to me , putting their hands on my tits and going , ‘ Oh , you 're big enough to have babies now ’ … |
| 9 | Well that would certainly be my favourite , we we 'll be coming up to our hundredth anniversary are n't we fairly soon ? |
| 10 | They all be coming up to me saying you making mince pies again this year Dot . |
| 11 | They must be coming up to er rush time |
| 12 | By 18 months your thoughtful livewire will be coming up with plenty of ideas of his own . |
| 13 | Well it 's funny because erm , when we saw Ken the other day he was saying that erm his niece rang him up and erm she 's er she 's gon na be in Crewe this weekend for a friend 's wedding and , I think she must be coming up with some , some other girl as well , because the two of them , he said , I 'm taking two young ladies out on Sunday for lunch where 's a good place for a Sunday lunch you see ? |
| 14 | ‘ Cissie wo n't be coming up for a while , ’ she said , making her way back to the bed , ‘ do you want to wait ? |
| 15 | But there was only two of us and the firm did not want to keep you on , realizing that you could be coming up for fifteen , they they finished you . |
| 16 | Must be coming up for school dinner-time . ’ |
| 17 | So they 're , I do n't know whether it 's , i it 's terribly reactionary to say that we really want one teletext cos your holidays , might they be coming up on Ceefax |
| 18 | I think probably Norm 's pyjamas will be coming up at Sotheby 's pretty soon . ’ |
| 19 | Sparta 'll be coming up in five minutes exactly . ’ |
| 20 | There are rumours that the BIHA will split the play-off groups on a north and south basis , in which case Chelmsford would not be coming up against Trafford again — which is good news . |
| 21 | We will be coming up by train on the Friday night , and staying in Constantine Court , the new student and conference accommodation block next to Horlock Court , over the weekend . |
| 22 | He would have liked to reduce speed but he was worried about what might be coming up behind him . |
| 23 | The handsome summer plumage of chocolate-brown head and neck may be coming through on some adults already , but birds which are not in good condition may not attain full breeding plumage until late spring — if at all . |
| 24 | Hope to see you soon — I 'll be coming through for Janet 's and Nick 's leaving ceilidh on the Renfrew Ferry on the 2nd , so will maybe see you there ? |
| 25 | I would n't mention this to your chums — boys can be so cruel — but I shall be coming down on Sports Day . |
| 26 | On one occasion an Irish visitor asked a late tenant , Mr Crawshaw , if the lady in white who had passed him on the stairs would be coming down to breakfast soon . |
| 27 | The , if any of the ladies would like to go down to the village or anybody , the church is open and I think there 's somebody there who would welcome you to show you round the church down in the village which , I know , during the war years at different times , quite a lot of you chaps did attend and er so we do hope you will see and , and of course later on I hope you 'll be coming down to mine for a cup of tea . |
| 28 | She told Lizzie now that she would be coming down at the weekend and asked her if she would be kind enough to get her old room ready for her . |
| 29 | When she spoke to the old maid , she told her that she would be coming down in the morning . |
| 30 | I thought she must be coming down in a moment . |