Example sentences of "do n't come [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Walking back through the jungle I thankfully did n't come across any trap-door spiders but as dusk fell I was entranced by a cluster of trees which were suddenly lit up like Christmas trees by the thousands of glow-worms out for a night of passion . |
| 2 | I had no intention of trying to explain the whereabouts of Sunil 's goods to Sunil or his henchmen until I 'd made contact with Zaria , and if she did n't come across soon there was a good chance she 'd find me hanging from a Christmas tree by the neck . |
| 3 | Did n't come across like that , I think , |
| 4 | Certainly , but then De Gaulle was only the most recent of a line of French national leaders , going back at least as far as Joan of Arc , who have seen in the English , through most of the centuries , their main enemy , whereas of course we did n't come across Germany internationally at all until within the last ninety years . |
| 5 | I did n't come over here to eat potato crisps , he thought , and turned over , and cried for Bella , and ate another potato crisp . |
| 6 | Er and when the Yorkshire contingent did n't come through here , you 'd get the er er er Notts er contingent , which er would join up with the Derbyshire contingent , er a wee bit a wee bit lower down , wee bit lower down the er er down the country , so er in every er in every er activity against er unemployment , they 'd the locals who were who were obviously involved . |
| 7 | The stone did n't hit him and luckily it did n't come through the front window or something more serious could have happened . ’ |
| 8 | Betty did n't come without them any more for fear of losing her job , but she was n't blind or daft . |
| 9 | But she did n't come with anyone . |
| 10 | They did n't come with this model ! |
| 11 | She did n't come with me . |
| 12 | she did n't come with us , she , er , we lost her then , we lost her I do n't know where she 's going |
| 13 | The locks did n't come off the animal-house doors until Jenner had cleared out . ’ |
| 14 | I did n't come of her . |
| 15 | ‘ I 'm only sorry I did n't come to Israel 20 years ago . ’ |
| 16 | Mary Vorse pinpointed ‘ the time when old age finally claimed me ’ as the ‘ moment when my two boys were more thoughtful of me , when they did n't come to me any more with their perplexities . ’ |
| 17 | Mandy did n't come to the meeting , Mrs. Maddison keeping her at home as a punishment for her disobedience in going into the swamp . |
| 18 | Apart from some early designs for greetings cards , the animal theme in Boyd 's work did n't come to the fore until Macmillan commissioned her to illustrate a book to accompany Spike Milligan 's verse . |
| 19 | He was also possessive ; he only allowed me out twice a week — Wednesday 's Youth Club and Thursday 's Sally Carmichael 's dancing class — and accompanied me to both ( pity he did n't come to the Cricket Lover 's Ball ) . |
| 20 | He knew about us , that was a kick , but he did n't come to the gig and he said he would . |
| 21 | Apart from some early designs for greetings cards , the animal theme in Boyd 's work did n't come to the fore until Macmillan commissioned her to illustrate a book to accompany Spike Milligan 's verse . |
| 22 | I did n't come to the church that night , I had no reason to . |
| 23 | Michael Holly did n't come to you , you recruited him . |
| 24 | " Captain Dura — what was the real reason he did n't come to Ireland ? " |
| 25 | I did n't come to the funeral because I was too angry . |
| 26 | They come once to Styal , they did n't come to Bullwood Hall , and I think they came to Askham Grange once . |
| 27 | There were Sundays when Dadda did n't come to lunch , when depression kept him from stirring out of doors . |
| 28 | " I knew exactly why you did n't come and I thought you knew why I did n't come to you . |
| 29 | ‘ You did n't come to the farewell party for Ken O'Mara , did you , Mr Blufton ? ’ |
| 30 | ‘ The car did n't come to the house . ’ |