Example sentences of "[pers pn] come [adv] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ In fact , I could swear your image-maker wants me to come across as a free spirit , someone who does n't need the convention of a male escort — and I do n't . |
| 2 | I came here as a Chilean refugee . |
| 3 | Instead , I came away with an old copy of Prescott 's Conquest of Peru . |
| 4 | Then there is that recipe for a sauce for lobster which I came across in a French dictionary of cooking of the 1830s . |
| 5 | I came home with a heavy heart and wondered how on earth I could foster vocations . |
| 6 | On another occasion I came home with a pulled hamstring . |
| 7 | That 's something that did n't happen when I came home after a long day at work . |
| 8 | And you know and I know that when I come home after a nice relentless day at the rehearsal rooms , it will look like Versailles , Southfork and Designers Guild rolled into one . |
| 9 | He closed his legs and she came smoothly into a nice even gallop . |
| 10 | The friend was erm pushing her , and she came home with a big bump on her head |
| 11 | The cheesemakers are quite happy to share their secrets , so make sure you come away with a few useful recipes , such as those for making Appenzell cheese tarts , Appenzell Rosti , Appenzell cheese pillows , cheese souffle and Appenzellerei , a luscious blend of ham pork , onions , parsley and cheese . |
| 12 | So you come home to a nice warm , brightly lit home with plenty of piping hot water to soak-away the dust of travel . |
| 13 | And we came away with a true understanding of the value of the estuarine habitat . |
| 14 | We come now to a full post-production assemble edit in which the camera-original material is completely re-arranged as it is copied onto a second tape . |
| 15 | He dug deep into his jacket pocket , the grin fixed on his face and his bloodshot eyes regarding Beth with interest ; at length he drew a mangled envelope from his pocket and , flourishing it grandly , explained , ‘ This ‘ ere 's from a lad we come across in a foreign port . ’ |
| 16 | She said : ‘ Try and persuade him to come home for a special tea . |
| 17 | Our lawyer took the idea to the court , and the judge altered the terms of Rickie 's bail to let him come here for a therapeutic cruise . |
| 18 | They come across as a splendid reminder of the days , only just past , when the English and Irish upper class had not become embittered and still looked on their poorer neighbours with sympathy and kindly humour . |
| 19 | They come home to a nice bathed kid and they do n't know how much shit you 've wiped up during the day … |
| 20 | He came across as a weak , indecisive leader wracked by doubt and in danger of drowning in the complexities of the problems that faced him . |
| 21 | It was essential that the candidate 's appearances were carefully staged so that he came across in a favourable light before the television cameras . |
| 22 | He came virtually as an unknown to join Hampshire for a season , as temporary replacement for Malcolm Marshall . |
| 23 | It came again with a great wakening light , |
| 24 | Stepping up for the pre-fight weigh-in at a solid 144 pages , it comes across as a black , grainy , militant meltdown of Premiere , Rolling Stone , Spin , The Source and Details . |
| 25 | In sum then , though the Supplement has a good deal more to commend it than its 1977 parent , it comes across as a car-orientated guide , static in outlook and narrow-minded in perspective . |
| 26 | To the home bodies he comes across as a good father , a man who always helps his daughter with her homework . |
| 27 | The rampant sexism of the climbing and walking fraternity over the last 50 years has left a whole generation of older women with the legacy of being expected to have the white-bearded , old sod 's tea ready for him on the table when he comes home from a fabulous day out on the hills . |