Example sentences of "come one [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I said it had to come one day , did n't I ? ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Because of all that 's happened , ’ she says , such a move would have to come one step at a time . |
| 3 | They were trying more to come one place ahead of me than to win a medal . |
| 4 | He came one afternoon when one of them had a cold . |
| 5 | ‘ That was no carver 's or miniaturist 's craft , but black magic , for that was the castle in which I lived , and the forests and meadows round it were mine , where I roamed freely , with my beloved brother , until the black artist came one night seeking shelter from foul weather . |
| 6 | We cultivated maize and water melons and the crops were just about ripe when the army came one night without warning and destroyed everything . |
| 7 | He came one night when he was supposed to be elsewhere , and there he was , smiling and chatting all round . |
| 8 | A very handsome man on a horse came one day to enquire about a bridle that should have been ready , but was n't . |
| 9 | His light-hearted and amusing banter hid a serious and thoughtful approach to work and to life in general , and one became aware that it was a privilege to know and work with him , both at Woolley Hall and in the early days of Bretton where he came one day each week to teach painting . |
| 10 | I was dead happy there and then , all of a sudden , they came one day and just moved me to another home . |
| 11 | I came one day on a folder full of tinted engravings . |
| 12 | There came one day to the palace a certain Dr Shakar . |
| 13 | He came one day softly to see Cley , to discuss with him whether to ban , as it was in his power to do , a new play entitled Forgotten Robe , Abyss , Glitter . |
| 14 | I knew Penny Lane and it was , alas , enough Crilly , and when my father came one day and asked what I was looking at , I said Penny Lane and he stood for awhile and looked for awhile , while the roof held its breath it seemed and then he said , after all that standing and all that looking , he said , ‘ You 're right ’ , and hoisted me up upon his shoulders . |
| 15 | really great it was , you know I did n't really think it would turn out as big as it has done you know , but it 's turned out beautiful has n't it really , yeah we was , I was thrilled especially when they built the new houses round the front we used to go and keep looking at them , little did I think I would get one , and the housing officer came one day and he said would you like one of the new ones , I said I would and it was four bedroom but we got , you see we 've got the other bedroom over my daughter-in-law 's , so me and hubby used to have the en right down a long passage and the bedroom was over like the sit you 've got a bedroom over the sitting room like see and she erm , we used to have so the children did n't make a noise to disturb her so my hubby and I had that room , yeah , it was quite nice it was , nice house , I erm , you know , enjoyed being there , bringing up the family , you want plenty of room you 've got a big family do n't you really ? |
| 16 | The next flare-up came one evening in the sitting-room . |
| 17 | They were in their second week when a nurse came one morning to take Anna Beckett over to the infirmary to see a physician . |
| 18 | I personally came one morning and erm the building up |
| 19 | Interest and principal payments simply stopped coming one day without notice . |
| 20 | Well wait until he 's gon na come one weekend and you go down there and then come back together , oh why then again you 're wasting your bloody , ha |
| 21 | ‘ It 'll come one day and you 'd be as well to be prepared . ’ |
| 22 | She had always known this moment would come one day . |
| 23 | The other Big'uns continue to support the new Warboss because they know their chance will come one day . |
| 24 | We doggedly persevered in our pursuit of consumer acceptance , so convinced were we of the superiority of our product , but , as always , ultimately the customer is king , and our product was rejected and has joined the ranks of many other good ideas whose time may come one day , but certainly is not with us now . |
| 25 | well Tom 's his own , he can come one day if he wishes |
| 26 | We should come one day at dusk and the bunny hoppers will be out , or of course very early in the morning . |
| 27 | He foolishly declared , ‘ They can come one time just as well as another , having nothing to hinder them in moving ’ . |
| 28 | Not all the show that come one tour are so well received . |
| 29 | So come one angel , come on ten : |
| 30 | But if I come one day and Liverpool are from the league , I |