Example sentences of "they come [adv prt] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 We half expected them to come back a few days later , but they have never returned to the barn we prepared so painstakingly for them , although they are still sometimes seen in the vicinity .
2 When Terry went upstairs to change , Ellie went with her , and when they came down a short while later , when Terry and Declan were ready to leave , Ellie was right there beside them .
3 ‘ I expect they came back the next day , or the next week ? ’
4 And they came back the next day to build shelters for the Feast of Tabernacles , in obedience to the law 's commands .
5 We might ask desk officers to make an initial selection of important records as they come off the live system .
6 My missus has to buy the kids ' clothes down the jumble sale and if she wants a pair of nylons they come off the Green Shield stamps .
7 We get people on the programme singing and dancing so badly it 's painful , but they come back the next week and tell us that everyone 's stopping them in the streets to congratulate them , not slag them off . ’
8 ‘ Let's go across the top of the hill and see them come out the other end of the tunnel , ’ Peter said to his sisters .
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