Example sentences of "a [noun] come [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The inspector from the education department who could be such a trial came to the opening ceremony . |
| 2 | It was quite a different situation when a grandchild came into the grandparent 's home through the death or desertion of one or both parents . |
| 3 | We got a geezer come to the door you know yeah , and he took a few particulars you know . |
| 4 | Such a contract comes within the provisions of Article 1589 of the Code Civil , which states that , where there is agreement as to subject matter and price , a promise to sell is equivalent to a sale . |
| 5 | I try it for a bit — you know , pretending that I 'm all frozen , but someone on a bike comes down the path and I got to move to get out the way . |
| 6 | One of them , I seem to recall , was concerned with a cow coming down the lane — which lane was never specified — and meeting a child who was called ( I am embarrassed , inevitably , to recollect this in maturity ) some such name as Baby Tuckoo . |
| 7 | The point at which a user comes to the decision to ‘ kick the habit ’ is determined by a variety of factors : personal , social and environmental . |
| 8 | And I have seen them at the mid-day rest hour of twelve to one , I have seen a ploughman come into the stable , shake up the straw in the stall of his leading beast and lie down there and sleep . |
| 9 | One by one our group started down the rapids and assembled together in the quiet water ; suddenly we saw a canoe coming down the river upside down and realized one of our group had capsized . |
| 10 | The shape of a vardo loomed in the twilight and the whinny of a horse came from the trees . |
| 11 | The sound of a carriage came beyond the window . |
| 12 | ‘ There 's a boat coming up the river now , ’ said John , ‘ but she may be going right up to Ipswich … ’ |
| 13 | I waited until a break came in the pain , and then pinned a healthy smile on my face and told her I felt perfectly well . |
| 14 | Eventually a reply came from the Islands ' Director of Administration and Legal Services , Rowan McCallum . |
| 15 | She 's only just gone down , after givin' me her life story and what 'appened at her granddad 's funeral when a wheel came off the 'earse . |
| 16 | A tractor and trailer was being driven across the bridge , when a wheel came off the tractor and it veered through the stone parapet . |
| 17 | Suppose a car came over the hill , and I ran out , and whoever was in it got out — suppose he was crazy ? |
| 18 | She felt her heart quicken as a car came up the drive and stopped in front of her . |
| 19 | Just then , a car came round the corner and flattened the poor moggy . |
| 20 | She had also heard a car come up the drive , and was heading through the hall to the porch . |
| 21 | And then I got myself in a knot cos there was a car coming up the road |
| 22 | She was in the kitchen washing up when she heard a car coming up the drive . |
| 23 | She was selecting her favourite racket in the cupboard in the hall when she heard a car coming up the drive . |
| 24 | He heard the sound of a car coming down the road . |
| 25 | He heard a car coming along the road . |
| 26 | Watch a car coming round the green ! |
| 27 | They see a car coming from the direction they 've been told , and remember , it 's after one in the morning . |
| 28 | Peter gave him a key to come in the flat any time , you know , of course he did did n't he , he was |
| 29 | And one day a lady came from the clinic . |
| 30 | Thus when you are the only person to get up when a lady comes into the room , or when everyone has half finished their food and you are still waiting for Grace , by standing up , for failing to lift fork and knife , you are drawing attention to the sins of omission of the others and silently rebuking them . |