Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pers pn] came back [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yes , if we skip all the intermediate years with , after the war I came back from the army to find we 'd been bombed out and were living in requisition accommodation , after a time , the , we were moved into a new flat over some shops . |
| 2 | I saw him take a look at the boat-house first , then , when I suppose he saw you were n't home , he went up towards the house , and after a bit he came back with a bag , you know , like Santa Claus , slung over his shoulder . |
| 3 | Last year they came back for a checkup and medics found their wheelchairs were ruined by the war torn terrain . |
| 4 | By the time I came back with the camera it would be almost a beaten track . |
| 5 | Then one time she came back from a job and had a trendy , short cut . |
| 6 | So as not to have to watch the empty road for the postman on the day that the results were due each girl went separately deep into the fields but they were n't able to stay alone for long ; and each time they came back to the road it was still empty . |
| 7 | By the time they came back to the club house the sun was already setting . |
| 8 | By the time he came back to the hotel it was dark . |
| 9 | By the time he came back into the sitting-room , carrying a couple of tumblers , Lisa had seated herself nervously in one of the armchairs . |
| 10 | Which was just as well , as this time he came back after a very few minutes . |