Example sentences of "[noun prp] come [prep] [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Pat came to me in the autumn of 1989 she was suffering from osteoarthritis of the neck and spine with accompanying raised blood pressure . |
| 2 | And it was then that she saw Christie Goldsborough coming towards her along the path , his spectacular , fur-lined driving-cape swinging loose around his shoulders , his feet encased in the finest quality leather , his carriage — a shiny , high-perch sporting phaeton — waiting for him just there , in the road beyond the church wall , whenever he had a mind to take the reins in his gloved hands and go dashing off to drink champagne and eat bride-cake at Frizingley Hall . |
| 3 | What time is Lucy coming to you by the way Terry ? |
| 4 | Since it was the golden-fleeced ram the king really wanted , he was not at all pleased when Marko came before him on the seventh day with a jug of sweet wine and a cluster of grapes in his handkerchief . |
| 5 | IBM came to them with the notion , the firm says . |
| 6 | When Christian left for London to begin his new life in the Methodist ministry , Seb took him to the railway station at Shipton-under-Wychwood in the farm 's gig and Carrie came with him for the ride . |
| 7 | No more than an hour passed before Jean-Claude came to me in the scullery and said he would be away for a few days . |
| 8 | Whilst Richard Baxter was visiting his sick father in Shropshire , Mr. Baldwin came to him with the news that he too had been forbidden to preach . |
| 9 | Shrimpton came with him to the top of the stairs . |
| 10 | After a word with his clerks , Henniker came with me into the other room . |
| 11 | Aunt Louise came to me at the end of the summer . |