Example sentences of "i came [adv prt] " in BNC.

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1 Buster Watson was expected to win the 100 metres , but I came through and clocked 10.4 seconds for a personal best and a county record , which still stands .
2 In the 100 metres Allan got away to a fine start , I came through fast at the end , there was a photo-finish between us and he got the verdict .
3 I came through and it was blue lights from wall to wall …
4 ‘ So I noticed as I came through . ’
5 The last time I came through , Irene and I came through Colchester and we were going to Clacton .
6 When I came on with my period , I did n't know who to tell .
7 The last time I came on , it looked like the corner of a pub — it 's more like a Sloane Square wine bar now , very comfy , ’ he said .
8 Trouble was , by the time I came on , they 'd finished their chickens and were eating the baskets . ’
9 Every month when I came on we would say , never mind , next time .
10 Erm when I came on to the flats I came with an open mind and I was gon na you know take things as I as I met them .
11 We decided in the morning that Alec should press on ahead and try to find a doctor in town , while I came on with Mother and the recalcitrant mule .
12 I came on for the final five minutes of that match and got 45 minutes in the second half of the second leg which we won 1–0 .
13 I saw the shutters open , so I came over .
14 I decided when I was 11 and I started doing drama at school , when I came over from New Zealand , that I wanted to be an actress . ’
15 I came over as I said I would , ’ Susan smiled at Maggie .
16 So that accelerated my own ideas and I came over to England with that in mind .
17 I met Iggy last time I came over .
18 Agbenugba confirms the similarities between his own experience and that of his protagonist , Akin : ‘ I came over from Nigeria in 1987 .
19 I applied to correspondence courses for writing , I joined a music workshop , and at the same time I had to rush into a job , as I came over with just one bag and no money . ’
20 I had been fed on a diet of Enid Blyton and her boarding school series , so I was eager — even excited — to be joining one when I came over to take my ‘ A ’ levels in the late sixties : I was not at all prepared for the harsh realities of English middle-class racism .
21 Since that is very near I came over with them .
22 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 .
23 ‘ She died before I came over , Mrs Sutherland .
24 I came over for a short visit when my parents first moved here … ’
25 I came over this morning just after ten . ’
26 Edward looked on scowling as I came over .
27 ‘ That 's why I came over to France .
28 ‘ No , I have n't , which is why I came over today !
29 I came over , ’ he continued , ‘ and saw what you have now . ’
30 Just before I came over .
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