Example sentences of "came [adv] to the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fleming went on to describe how the nasal secretions of the patient ( himself , in fact ) were cultured , and how a round microbe or coccus first grew and then was destroyed where it came close to the nasal secretion . |
| 2 | Because their demands were nil , the Masai could be approached in a way which came close to the Colonial Service 's proclaimed ideal of disinterested benevolence . |
| 3 | There was no one in the stable or the yard , but when she came close to the back door she could hear voices from the kitchen . |
| 4 | you came close to the white line . |
| 5 | He looked inquiringly at Narouz and then came across to the two men , bowed and shook hands . |
| 6 | Rose McKenna came across to the other woman , sitting on the arm of the chair , holding her hand . |
| 7 | The Colonel , from his open air headquarters on the beach , called over reinforcements from the Maaloy Group and Peter Young , with 18 men of his No.6 Troop , came across to the rock-shielded beach where Group 2 had landed some two hours before . |
| 8 | But perestroika came late to the Soviet Academy of Sciences , and the reforms introduced over the past two years have yet to take effect . |