Example sentences of "[pers pn] come [prep] [art] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I came to the braided reaches of the river where it swung out over the sands , and adjusted my steps so that I cleared all the channels easily and cleanly , a leap at a time . |
| 2 | Indeed , once , shortly after lunch , I recall I came upon the two gentlemen talking rather furtively just inside the library doorway , and it was my distinct impression they broke off their discussion upon my approach . |
| 3 | You see , I come from the criminal classes . |
| 4 | However , if the department or faculty you are interested in is not listed , or it is impossible for you to come on the given dates , then we will do our best to arrange an individual visit for you provided you give us plenty of advance notice . |
| 5 | As she came within a few yards of it , however , a shudder passed down its spine , and it rolled over , showing its face to the sleet . |
| 6 | Could you come for a few hours each day , do you think ? ’ |
| 7 | And if you can just when you come across the odd ones that do start with K just learn those and then instead of learning about a hundred thousand or something |
| 8 | ‘ The memory will always be with me of those lads ' faces , even though at the time I was only twenty years old myself , to see them sat on the floor of the aircraft , and some of the trying to negotiate the main spar , and the cheers and tears when we came over the white cliffs of England . |
| 9 | As we turned another corner we came across a few villagers handling copra . |
| 10 | When we came to the German trenches there was nothing to see . |
| 11 | This paradox about being able to predict one 's actions is closely related to the problem I mentioned earlier : Will the ultimate theory determine that we come to the right conclusions about the ultimate theory ? |
| 12 | I 'm a creature of habit — in the way I have my hair cut , the suits I wear , the eternal brown boots that I get ribbed about and which are fleetingly seen by the viewers at the end of the programme as we come to the closing headlines . |
| 13 | Now we come to the grey sections . |
| 14 | Erm the world is indeed inter-related erm we are talking in strategic terms of a multilateral er er erm system just as we , as , when we come to the later lectures we will see , as is the case with economic relations . |
| 15 | The SPA won 38 seats with 25 per cent of the vote , only six of these seats being directly elected and 32 of them coming from the 40 seats to be allocated on the basis of proportional representation . |
| 16 | Yes they came for the other islands . |
| 17 | They came to the following conclusions : |
| 18 | When they came to the two roads , they stopped . |
| 19 | And as they came to the final furlongs it was Roc de Prince , Laura 's Beau , Sure Metal going for the line and then on the outside , up came New Mill House . |
| 20 | They set to work cutting down trees and brushwood , far and near , to drag up to the terrace , to fill in the ditches — or at least , the two outer ones , for when they came to the inner ones it was promptly demonstrated that they were within range of the defending cannon . |
| 21 | The weather was fine and they were enjoying their walk when they came across the neglected remains of a large house which they had often seen in the distance from the pump-house . |
| 22 | They came from the armed forces , from war work , from factory , farm , workshop and office . |
| 23 | They came from the four corners of the world , east and west , north and south , and they spoke many languages . |
| 24 | Encouraged by the pride of the town authorities , the Guy Fawkes celebrations provided an annual explosion for the town 's poor : deprived as they had been of saints ' days with the advent of Puritanism , they came from the miserable hovels cramped in the town 's back alleys to protest not only against the symbols of oppression but also , in bad years , against the local oligarchy . |
| 25 | They came from the big houses down the loch or over the pass towards Loch Lomond , or the castle at Inverary , from miles and miles , little girls in furred and caped coats and dresses gathered into heavy bows behind the cascades of ringlets . |
| 26 | Yeah what makes me laugh they come with the blue lights flashing do n't they ! |
| 27 | And then they come in the Labour activists come in with this , no compensation , confiscation , the was worth tuppence you know . |
| 28 | The curriculum is designed by teachers who unconsciously reflect the view that city life is best , even if they come from the rural areas . |
| 29 | They come from the roughest jails where they expect trouble all the time . |
| 30 | They come from the upper classes and are socially acceptable . |