Example sentences of "they come [adv prt] to the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 They came up to the gate of the city and the guards saw Rabscuttle with King Darzin 's son .
2 They came up to the Renault .
3 As they came up to the warren bank he suddenly caught sight of Fiver .
4 As they came up to the gates , Aziz sidled up to the little boy with his mop , an ingratiating smile on his face .
5 The movement continued to grow and develop and to absorb new media as they came on to the market .
6 Seventy-four , they came in to the collection in seventy-four .
7 They came out to the car with me .
8 They came down to the verge of the lake , and drank and drank .
9 Well some of them came by road and RAF trucks , the fuselages , and then there were all they started at the top of the airfield in the old flying club pavilion , and then they were er stripped down and stuff was taken off them , checked out , for airworthiness to see whether it was ready to go back on the planes , and then they came down to the back of the top hanger which was then they were all down to the skeleton of the aircraft and they started rebuilding them again like , there were engine shops and the place at the bottom hanger where they used to make the Swallow side-cars was the spraying and where they completed the aircraft .
10 So as not to have to watch the empty road for the postman on the day that the results were due each girl went separately deep into the fields but they were n't able to stay alone for long ; and each time they came back to the road it was still empty .
11 Then they came back to the families in batches , sometimes several hundred at a time .
12 By the time they came back to the club house the sun was already setting .
13 But the wards are staffed twenty four hours a day , nursing staff are always about , we have dedicated security staff who can be called at a minute 's notice , and staff are obviously aware on kid 's wards how sensitive security is , and will be challenging people when they come on to the wards .
14 This high turnover means that they come on to the unemployment register for short periods and so distort the figures .
15 You watch underneath Tim , see if they come up to the top .
16 Oh yes we use cos when you 're dredging , you see when the eels came in the mud , eels always go in the mud in the winter time , you do n't , many eels swirl out , they go in the mud and when you 're dredging and they 're going into the hopper , cos they used to get stunned and they used to swim round right down the top of the water and they used to come up to the side , and if they come up to the side you could have your knife and just come here , cos they were stunned , pick 'em out .
17 At that moment ‘ a white light shone forth like a sword ’ from Gandalf , as many people see ‘ the light that shone ’ round Éowyn and Faramir as they come down to the Houses of Healing .
18 They come down to the knee .
19 And so they come back to the land of Moab and make their way to Bethlehem .
20 He 'd send them then , he every dock was numbered from one to hundred and thirty and he 'd say righto , number one so and so , number five so and so and of course when they come back to the pool , they 'd go on the end of the rota .
21 And then they come back to the start again .
22 And they comes up to the edge of the box and they 're growling and barking .
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