Example sentences of "i come to the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I remember learning this lesson painfully when as a new curate I came to the weekly staff meeting in Cranham .
2 The rooms could have been empty , it was impossible to tell , and in fact when I came to the special dining car I found a good number of the passengers sitting at the unlaid tables , just chatting .
3 I came to the rapid conclusion that anyone tackling it must be either incredibly brave , extremely stupid — or both !
4 I came to the braided reaches of the river where it swung out over the sands , and adjusted my steps so that I cleared all the channels easily and cleanly , a leap at a time .
5 After the first week I came to the reluctant conclusion that Charlie Trumper was n't going to be pleased that I had sacrificed ten pounds of our money — six of his and four of mine — just to appease my female vanity .
6 ‘ Have I come to the right place ? ’
7 just tw okay now , just keep , stand here and tell me when I come to the good bit .
8 Now I come to the main task of all . ’
9 I come to the two-metre-high brick wall which surrounds the estate and feel my way along it , stumbling over piles of earth and building debris until I get to the corner .
10 Erm have I come to the wrong place then ?
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