Example sentences of "[noun sg] came [adv prt] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The few feminists who did consider the problem of women 's domestic labour came up with a collectivist solution similar to that of Beveridge .
2 The Australian trainer came on with a bucket of water to try to revive the apparently comatose Fulton .
3 The Valencia trainer came on to the pitch and was ushered back towards the tunnel by Fernando Giner , a home defender .
4 It was n't until The Byrds ’ ‘ Untitled ’ double album came out with the liner notes explaining all about the string-bender that I found out what a fool I 'd been …
5 A professor came down from the university to investigate the project .
6 The ninth bomber came out of a lightening sky at six o'clock exactly , and though she sat there for another hour , it was the last .
7 The Bomber came down in the middle of morning service . ’
8 Speed came on towards the end , but did n't have chance to make much of an impact .
9 One evening Rosslyn 's horse came up from the paddock as usual for his dinner , but instead of practically knocking her over like he normally did in his enthusiasm to get at the food , he stopped quietly at her side and put his head in her hands , saying non-verbally : ‘ I hurt ! ’
10 But I can remember one thing that happened in in that respect was that the superintendent came down to a meeting or he wanted to see us after nationalization .
11 A moment 's thought told him that this system worked only because two-thirds of the expected total of a Yeo Davis partnership came out at an amount well in excess of his salary , or that of any public servant of his age .
12 However , the Scots launched a spirited recovery in the second half against a very powerful side made up of former and future Wallaby internationals and , especially after David Sole came on as a replacement prop , they took complete control of the match , running in four excellent tries in an exciting 24–24 draw .
13 ’ The car came up to the standard required .
14 The evening light came through the skylights high overhead , glossing the scurfy backs , the sores , the scabby manes , and a soft echo came back from the walls of the vast , bare concrete building of animal content , feeding .
15 As each slightly shamefaced figure came up to the table , she peered intently at the face , muttered ‘ Sweet or dry ? ’ and then poured from one of her bottles as if administering Syrup of Figs or Cod Liver Oil to the infant sick .
16 He had reached the corner of his street and was searching in his pocket for his key , when a dark figure came out of the shadows and crossed the road towards him .
17 And I went down to this bird 's down by the library two weeks ago and this same fella came in with a gram and he was like that , giving out big smokes .
18 An unexpected bonus came up from the Uncle Ben 's food team whereby , regardless of the convection temperature , lkg of long grain dry rice cooked with 2.5 litres of water in 20 minutes on full power .
19 A dim light came on behind a blind in the Frankenstein mansion .
20 Then the door behind my head jerked open , the car light came on like a flashbulb , and there was a seven-foot black pimp snarling down at me with a mahogany baseball bat in his fist .
21 There were no windows and only a trickle of light came in through the door behind him .
22 Again , the light level was subterranean , but there were no curtains so a fair amount of yellow light came in from the streetlamps outside .
23 The man is believed to have been waiting there as his ex girlfriend came out of the shop with her daughter and two young grandchildren .
24 An Indian wearing a turban came out of a door on the half landing and , with a slight bow , waited for her to pass .
25 Only a sixth of Paris 's milk came in on the Nord network , the biggest importer being Etat .
26 Changes in pension provision came about with the passing of the Social Security Act 1986 and the Finance ( No. 2 ) Act 1987 .
27 By the Canal Turn he was second , and he kept up his gallop as the field came back towards the stands , taking up the running with three fences to go .
28 After half an hour I was still waiting , so I gave him an experimental pull and the hook came back minus the barbel .
29 A clerk came up to the counter .
30 She thought he was going to kiss her , but it did n't happen , because the door was pushed open and the clerk came in with a pile of reports from other departments .
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