Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] came up to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ So he came up to the farm , and they had a job for my horse , which he was very interested in . |
| 2 | Long before I came up to the gate out of Bourani , I saw something whitish lying in the gap . |
| 3 | When you got water , when you came up to the docks to get water , where would you obtain that from ? |
| 4 | I thought about running along beside him as we came up to the main road opposite the church , about his taking my hand and singing , ‘ Hold my hand — I 'm a stranger in paradise ! ’ |
| 5 | As they came up to the warren bank he suddenly caught sight of Fiver . |
| 6 | She said coolly as they came up to the stuffed spaniel , ‘ What do you call him , that very fierce dog ? ’ |
| 7 | As they came up to the gates , Aziz sidled up to the little boy with his mop , an ingratiating smile on his face . |
| 8 | What a strange wedding-gift he had given her too , when he came up to the manor the other afternoon , making her feel like a tenant in her own home ; which , of course , had once been his . |
| 9 | ‘ He 's coming this way , ’ said Lee who was still looking at Jack as he came up to the gate , his eyes fixed on the gun . |
| 10 | He wrinkled his nose as he came up to the other man . |
| 11 | He had been thinking about buying Lyn a kitten for her birthday , and as he came up to the great dolmen , had paused to look at it for the thousandth time , he had seen the bundle on the ground . |