Example sentences of "[noun prp] come [adv prt] to the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It is why my family sacrificed a nice life in Tenerife to come back to the cold of Britain four years ago . |
| 2 | Richard came on to the terrace . |
| 3 | ‘ Did you care when you walked out on me the day that you told me about the notes and the wine glass , and then Rebecca came back to the office ? |
| 4 | Several times Paul Guillaume came back to the house to have his portrait painted in a discreet , dark suit , starched collar and tie , jaunty trilby hat , a gloved hand languidly holding a cigarette and thinly parted lips which seem to be saying ‘ I am a man of exquisite taste ’ . |
| 5 | The more he considered all the aspects of the matter , the more Manville came around to the view that Turkey was the best possible choice of all . |
| 6 | The second and last time Sheila came back to the group was some months later . |
| 7 | When Ben came back to the table he placed the fork with great ceremony to the side of Millie 's plate , saying , ‘ There you are , madam . |
| 8 | it was a it was full pass inside to two fullbacks er , for the Southampton player that was running on this fullback shaded it away you know , guiding him out of it , he 's running to the e sa Smeichel came out to the edge of the area but he was like right on the edge as the player was coming to him , so he just let it roll a little bit further , he stopped it with his foot , the guy came and tackled him off got it instead of just picking it up with his hand , I mean he was actually in the area but like he was right on the edge and he took a step back |
| 9 | He put her into bed and drew the sheets over her and Maggie came back to the reality of the lamplit room with a bang as he strode away , collecting his tools of mercy and making for the door without looking at her . |
| 10 | Thousands of ethnic Serbs came on to the streets in their support . |
| 11 | When Ludovico came back to the apartment with food for lunch and found her stripped to the waist , washing herself in the cracked kitchen sink , he immediately started making love to her , pushing her back until the taps dug into her . |
| 12 | He turned as McKenzie came on to the bridge : ‘ And how are our oil-stained survivors , Chief ? ’ |
| 13 | During the first week of December 1986 , Donleavy came down to the Windfrey hotel at River Chase , Alabama , just south of Birmingham , for the first of several briefing sessions . |
| 14 | When Fred came back to the table , the two old friends suddenly fused and started to laugh , while Daisy had to wait upon them as their natural audience . |
| 15 | Horne came back to the city and grew powerful on his riches . |
| 16 | Sophie nodded slowly , then Helen came up to the table . |
| 17 | Sophie heaved a long sigh , then looked up as Helen came back to the table , her face drawn and anxious . |
| 18 | So she sat there for about 'arf an 'our , listenin' to the singin' and so forth , and then , just as she was beginnin' to get a bit bored , this Billy Graham comes on to the platform . |
| 19 | They 're nice old people , and I think it would be good for Mrs Richards to come down to the village more , and be part of Santa Barbara . ’ |
| 20 | The daylight faded when Raghunath came back to the teacher tired and dripping . |
| 21 | As the train slowed down , Sam came over to the fireman 's side and looked out and seeing nothing , suddenly realised the legend of the bridge . |
| 22 | And later on writing to Timothy , the apostle Paul in the first chapter of the first book in verse fifteen , he says , it is a trustworthy statement , deserving full acceptance that Christ Jesus came in to the world to save sinners . |
| 23 | About er refurbishment and closure programme Mr talked about , a a refurbishment and closure programme is a Tory programme , not a Labour programme and of course this is all verified by Mrs coming along to the committee and saying please do n't close Barleythorpe Hall , please tell the people that you 're going to re-open Barleythorpe Hall , please do not allow them to think that it 's going to close . |
| 24 | My initial reaction was to write back thanking him for his time etc and making a few followup points , but Ive come round to the idea a personal meeting might be nice : - ) ) |
| 25 | My initial reaction was to write back thanking him for his time etc and making a few followup points , but Ive come round to the idea a personal meeting might be nice : - ) ) |
| 26 | Mary came over to the bar , on that the two men stopped talking and smiled at her . |
| 27 | ‘ Rosa and … and Dolores came back to the house . |
| 28 | Kenny Wilson moved up and Henry Edwards came on to the flank and the disruptions partially explained why Boroughmuir were unable to generate forward momentum . |
| 29 | When the Bill came back to the Commons the question whether its reinsertion should be left again to a free vote of the House would raise some very difficult problems . |
| 30 | When Christine came on to the stage , her face was white and she looked afraid . |