Example sentences of "[noun pl] come [adv prt] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She tried to sound playful , but somehow the words came out the wrong way . |
| 2 | Tenor saxophonist Joe Lovano ( b. 1952 ) has in some respects come up the hard way ; passing the 40-year mark last year , he 's nevertheless a craftsman often overlooked in the public eye in favour of younger more ‘ marketable ’ musicians . |
| 3 | Heaven help them all when the dailies came out the next day . |
| 4 | The men came down the stern ladder . |
| 5 | To win Test matches , one has to take wickets consistently , and a high proportion of chances come off the outside edge of the bat . |