Example sentences of "she come [prep] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 She came through the front door of the shop and was a little surprised at not seeing her husband behind the counter .
2 She came at the same time ; then , as he lay there , quivering in his spent heat , she rolled off him and on to her knees .
3 Now she came at the bitter end and she never did anything .
4 But one morning she came into the bare-looking garden to say , ‘ We 're going on Sunday . ’
5 She came into the cobbled yard in front of the coach house walking carefully in her high-heeled sandals on the uneven ground .
6 There was always too much to do and although she hated it when she came as a young bride , she had grown to love it and would defend it with her life .
7 At last she came across a white man , nonchalantly lighting his cigarette from a twelve-inch flame shooting out of a gas jet , who was prepared to answer her question .
8 She tells us about one she came across the other day .
9 In Newcastle she came to a self-service cafeteria and , with a cup of tea in her hand , went to an empty table .
10 Suddenly recalling some of her brother 's youthful enthusiasms , she came to a lame halt .
11 She came to a skidding stop in front of Guido and Ronni , her lovely bright-eyed face breaking into a huge smile .
12 She came to a familiar boulder ; it had fallen where the river met the hollow that over the years had become the pond .
13 When she walked into the kitchen she came to a shocked halt .
14 Walking despondently upstairs , and into Mrs McMahon 's bedroom to leave the outfit , she came to a shocked halt .
15 All went well until she came to a small boy in the second row .
16 And then she came to a small rise in the land and there was a man , his head under his arm .
17 Jessamy was halfway to the drawing-room at the back of the house , where she kept her drawing materials , when she came to a sudden halt .
18 She came to a full stop , quite overcome , quite unable to continue such a pedestrian account .
19 She came to a little patch of sand , the bottom of a miniature canyon , and on the far side of it there was a smooth grey rock , sliced neatly off at the top to make a platform .
20 She began to walk through the wood , and after a while she came to a little house .
21 But at last she came to a painful decision .
22 A stitch seared her side and she came to a stumbling halt , pressing her palms to the painful place , waiting until the sharp sting had eased a little .
23 She had gone a long way , when she came to a big foot .
24 She came to a wealthier part of the town where the streets were quieter , and before long she had reached her destination .
25 Meryl tucked the papers under her arm and decided to walk around the boundary until she came to an alternative entrance .
26 Vitor supplied , when she came to an awkward halt .
27 She began to walk forward rapidly , but a couple of minutes later she came to an abrupt stop .
28 She came to an abrupt halt , stooped and sniffed , wrinkling her nose at the odour of whisky .
29 In the main cabin she came to an abrupt halt , feeling distinctly foolish .
30 As soon as she reached the open deer-park she ran , and she hardly paused until she came to the broad track that sloped down to the marsh , smiling and vivid green in the late afternoon sunshine .
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