Example sentences of "come [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The entry of Britain into the Common Market in 1973 had given us access to a 10% repayment scheme of the Consolidated Fund , allowed under EEC rules , and it was from this source that the money would come for the expansion of the Customs fleet . |
| 2 | I mean , it 's hard to think of an equivalent , but say you were an inhabitant of Hastings in the year 2066 and you went down to the beach one day and these longships were coming towards you and lots of people in chainmail and pointy helmets got out and said they 'd come for the Battle of Hastings and would you rustle up King Harold so they could shoot him in the eye and here was a huge wallet full of money for you to play your part . |
| 3 | If he 'd come for the race … |
| 4 | Does the vicar come for the race ? |
| 5 | He says she is still the MP she was ; in 1986 she told a hard left conference that ‘ if they come for Militant in the morning , they 'll come for the rest of us in the afternoon ’ . |
| 6 | The young guys will come for the sport , the young unemployed . |
| 7 | Castro did , however , mention Cuba 's desire for trade relations and Alekseev , presumably perceiving this to be the best way forward , suggested that the Soviet trade exhibition then in New York should be brought to Havana , and that Anastas Mikoian might come for the opening ( Bourne : 1987 , p. 189 ) . |
| 8 | After all , a dog or a cat will come for the rub and tickle it so obviously enjoys . |
| 9 | Soon after first light , either Caspar 's or Louis ' men would come for the President . |
| 10 | ‘ You 'd think he 'd come for the Christmas or even write but never a word , no thought for anybody except himself , ’ and it cast a deep shadow when they tried to imagine what kind of space enclosed Luke in England during the same hour , but they were n't able to imagine it . |
| 11 | He dies on Christmas Eve , and they do n't come for the body till the day after Boxing Day . |
| 12 | ‘ And you did not come for the horse trekking . ’ |
| 13 | I 'd just come for the wedding . |
| 14 | ‘ The young pup can come for the funeral , surely , ’ he said . |
| 15 | She glanced downwards , just exactly as she had on the day I 'd come for the room . |
| 16 | I 'll come for the dog later on . ’ |
| 17 | How did the car come off the road ? |
| 18 | How did the car come off the road ? |
| 19 | In fact I 'd come off the road . |
| 20 | ‘ I think I 'll come off the pill , ’ she said when he had finished . |
| 21 | then you could come off the roundabout from Kachenend |
| 22 | So how does that come off the wall , the wooden ? |
| 23 | The door crashed open and slammed back against the wall with such force it seemed it would come off the hinges . |
| 24 | If this is suitable , and since you have kindly agreed to pass it on , we do n't need any receipt or acknowledgement , but , sadly , I think we should come off the mailing list . |
| 25 | ‘ Occasionally it was a bit hairy dealing with new Directors who 'd just come off the course , so I liked to balance things by including a few established stalwarts , like Christopher Barry , whom I could rely on to be very efficient and get shows together on time . |
| 26 | Francis will you come off the floor and go in the sitting room until I shout you for tea . |
| 27 | If you do try to use them , the first row will knit but , as you knit the second row , where several tucked needles are side by side the yarn will come off the needles and jam the carriage . |
| 28 | In terms of Wirral , this function is carried out by the local Drugs Council which provides a ‘ drop-in ’ service for users and their families , a 24-hour telephone service , two-week induction courses with follow-up counselling , and residential facilities for those who need to ‘ come off the street ’ . |
| 29 | So she could come off the lead . |
| 30 | Zbigniew did not come off the boat . |