Example sentences of "come [adv prt] [v-ing] [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 | I was just making supper when that stupid eunuch came along making a great commotion . ’ |
| 3 | One day a bloke came in wearing a rubber mac , a real Wimbledon Common regular by the look of him . |
| 4 | ‘ Well , Gabby came in riding the second wave . |
| 5 | She came in holding a large vase of flowers and said with a smile : |
| 6 | As she turned , there was a knock at the door and a young woman in SS auxiliary uniform came in carrying a large file . |
| 7 | At that point , the mother came in carrying a large tray on which were the four suppers . |
| 8 | Day 24 ) While I was fixing a meal , another truck like mine came in needing a rear axle . |
| 9 | 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 ! |
| 10 | Eventually Nooty came back towing a yellowing sheet of paper . |
| 11 | She lugged her case up the wrong stairway , came out facing the open lough , had to find her way around the superstructure . |
| 12 | Then he got back in and came out holding a mobile phone , which he crammed into a coat pocket . |
| 13 | This time his hand came out holding a large gold coin . |
| 14 | He came out carrying a yellow carrier bag and put this at Mr Wright 's feet . |
| 15 | I put on some gold dangly earrings I 'd found in the bottom of my bag and came out feeling a new woman . |
| 16 | Every evening he would come down wearing the black cashmere jacket he had worn on the first night , and in a mood that was somehow expectant . |