Example sentences of "[noun sg] [coord] come to a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We followed the noise of the fighting and came to a hill . |
| 2 | Judge Wroath had applied the right test and come to a decision which he was entitled to come to on the evidence before him . |
| 3 | They yelled at each other until the car passed erratically between the electric gates of the elegant , much photographed Lewis home and came to a halt on the gravel before the porch . |
| 4 | They pour into the backstage car park like expensive treacle and come to a halt at the crack of a whip . |
| 5 | The lorry , which was carrying tarmac , lost control on a bend , careered into a farmer 's field and came to a halt near a stream which feeds into a trout lake . |
| 6 | Charlie marched into the tent and came to a halt in front of the colonel 's desk . |
| 7 | It swerved wildly towards the wall , bounced over the pavement and came to a stop four feet from the concrete wall . |
| 8 | The County Council has never at any time considered a paper or come to a conclusion erm on the preferred general location for the new settlement . |
| 9 | Dawson nosed the car out into the traffic and came to a halt almost immediately . |
| 10 | But , incredibly , it stayed on the line and came to a halt a mile further on , dragging the mangled seats beneath the engine . |
| 11 | He 'll decide to study the Pennington report and come to a decision on the recommendations . |
| 12 | Then it would presumably spot some potential prey and come to a standstill in mid-air as if it had brakes . |
| 13 | He strode away to the Bridge of Straw where sleek motor-launches jostled for position and came to a halt by one which was larger , sleeker and more opulently fitted out than the rest . |
| 14 | The cattle-truck moved down the concrete road across the industrial estate and came to a halt beside the knot of boys outside the refrigerator warehouse . |
| 15 | Half way to the door I swivelled and , as if simply following the script of this particular hangover , strolled back to the table and came to a halt with my hands in my pockets a few feet from Davis 's chair . |