Example sentences of "come [adv prt] [verb] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Historians will be occupied for a long time to come in determining the exact balance and interaction of forces — including , to mention only the more obvious , the economic disaster of the Second World War , the rise of America , and the development of nationalism — which contributed to Britain 's imperial demise . |
| 2 | as if that were an omen , the race itself went just as badly and after nine laps Jackie had to come in to change a deflating tyre . |
| 3 | It was also to be a welcoming home for John and Angela , who had come down to watch the final round and were staying at the Bell Hotel . |
| 4 | But when we tol When we told us they said Oh they 'd have come down to match the nearest competitor , and we thought oh why did he quote up there in the first place then . |
| 5 | By now the head has come up to witness the miserable result . |
| 6 | AN unusual opportunity has come up to buy an English vineyard . |
| 7 | By May 1989 , however , many of these critics had come round to praise the continued radicalism of the Thatcher government , in education , tax cuts , and further measures of privatization . |
| 8 | Parents , friends and students came along to see the many activities and interests available to the mentally handicapped in this part of Kent . |
| 9 | Then ( the 1970s ) double-digit inflation came along to bale the over-borrowed house-owner out . |
| 10 | I was just making supper when that stupid eunuch came along making a great commotion . ’ |
| 11 | One day a bloke came in wearing a rubber mac , a real Wimbledon Common regular by the look of him . |
| 12 | ‘ Well , Gabby came in riding the second wave . |
| 13 | She came in holding a large vase of flowers and said with a smile : |
| 14 | As she turned , there was a knock at the door and a young woman in SS auxiliary uniform came in carrying a large file . |
| 15 | At that point , the mother came in carrying a large tray on which were the four suppers . |
| 16 | Day 24 ) While I was fixing a meal , another truck like mine came in needing a rear axle . |
| 17 | He ended up 200 miles off course and when the Salisbury beacon came in showing a 160 mile track error to the west , he realised he had been following a star ! |
| 18 | Sometimes Soutine , who was living in the village , came over to enjoy a good chicken dinner , and after eating their fill the two artists reproached their host for living in such luxury . |
| 19 | Recently at an important business function several of the managers from the company for whom she works came over to take a closer look . |
| 20 | ‘ Oh , she 's been here since the beginning of the year — she came over to start a new life after she 'd had problems back home . |
| 21 | ‘ We had outgrown our present building when the opportunity came up to purchase the adjoining freehold . |
| 22 | A hand came up to rumple the short hair at the back of his head , a gesture that betrayed his momentary awkwardness . |
| 23 | He came back to do a smashing job . ’ |
| 24 | Eventually Nooty came back towing a yellowing sheet of paper . |
| 25 | Keeps bouncing back : dumped by the Chicago Cubs in 1985 after injury , but was reprieved by Pittsburgh ; lasted a mere 18 pitches against the Cubs in game two of the NL play-offs but came back to win the decisive game five . |
| 26 | THE OAKLAND Athletics came back to win the first game of the best-of-seven American League championship series with a 7-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays , on Tuesday . |
| 27 | Emily Lightbody came back to work the following Monday . |
| 28 | ‘ We came back to get the vital point . |
| 29 | She left the cubicle to find a blood test kit , and came back to find the new houseman , Joe Reynolds , ordering head X-rays and a neurologist 's opinion . |
| 30 | Mahmoud was n't there when he arrived , so he went inside to buy his stamps and then came out to use the wet roller hanging against the wall . |