Example sentences of "came [adv prt] of the woodwork " in BNC.
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| 1 | A one-time Italian band singer , Donald Forcillo-Rose , came out of the woodwork in October 1980 to claim that he and June were lovers when she was just sixteen and he was twenty-six , and that she became pregnant . |
| 2 | Eventually Jim 's old caddie came out of the woodwork again and I carried on for one or two other pros . |
| 3 | ‘ But , ’ Frick went on , ‘ if we are to take our rightful place in history , then it 's time we came out of the woodwork . ’ |
| 4 | Marion had hoped for a disco maybe , or else a smart hotel , but this … well , once weddings were in the air , they all came out of the woodwork : aunts and cousins you had n't seen in years , bringing engagement presents . |
| 5 | The players just came out of the woodwork . |
| 6 | ‘ Fans came out of the woodwork for those games . |