Example sentences of "came [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And , every twenty minutes or so , a storm broke : thunder rumbled , lightning flickered , and tropical rain came crashing down from the showerheads fitted in the ceiling . |
| 2 | The ground trembled and over-head many bikes , toy tractors , etc. strung above the ceiling for display purposes , came crashing down upon the team . |
| 3 | She must have sat alone there for a good quarter of an hour , singing to herself , before Henry and Lettice came crashing back through the woods , squealing that they had seen Humphrey and Janet and must take to the skiff at once . |
| 4 | A car came speeding out of the fog , mounted the pavement and smashed into them . |
| 5 | However , I made my position very clear to the Whaddon and Mitchley Argus sports hack , Mark Crowe , when he came sniffing round at the funeral . |
| 6 | Scraps of paper , issuing from the city , came twirling in through the cab window . |
| 7 | As he entered the paved courtyard the rain came whipping in from the sea , lashing against the car and obliterating everything . |
| 8 | Otley came tearing back down the stairs white as a sheet and put the mug of cocoa down on the table . |
| 9 | Ranulf and Maltote following suit just as the two crossbow quarrels came whirring out of the darkness , skimming the tops of their heads . |
| 10 | ‘ And I knew it from that first day when you came driving down to the chais like a crazy woman . |
| 11 | Hers said it was by mistake but I know it was n't and he came wandering out of the wood , all black and shaggy like the Beast in the fairy tale in the most peculiar clothes , very ancient , and dreadful wild hair like pictures of the Prophets . ’ |
| 12 | Hotspur put up a hand to the furred collar of his cloak , and let it slide from his shoulders ; and like a silent and attentive valet the girl came gliding out of the shadows and took it from him . |
| 13 | Caspar came bounding out of the tangle of fallen trees below the cliff . |
| 14 | She came stumbling back into the dining car followed by a commotion of people yelling behind her . |
| 15 | A group of shaven-headed yobbos , with tattooed cheeks and nationalistic leanings , observed this from the upper deck and came swarming down from the bus . |
| 16 | Also , I had sobered up by then and caused some complications by trying to stop the cheque — until my father came squealing on to the line . |
| 17 | As she let herself in at the front door her mother 's voice came booming out of the kitchen . |
| 18 | A daunting figure came looming out of the night . |
| 19 | Zoser came hurrying out of the church and joined his wife . |
| 20 | I thought she was talking about you , I mean she never mentioned no names when she came rushing up to the top just the same , do n't know what 's the matter with Wynne today , the edge there Lynda . |
| 21 | And Mrs Fawcett came rushing up to the hospital with the perfect solution : she lent me a battery-operated portable radio . |
| 22 | He came rushing on to the platform just as a train bound for Debden came in . |
| 23 | When responsible citizens or policemen came rushing out into the road to grab at it and avert a disaster , Uncle Titch would leap up from behind his seat and pretend they just had n't noticed him . |
| 24 | Two farm hands came rushing out of the barn and ran across the field to the motionless figure . |
| 25 | And Manyara came rushing out of the temple . |
| 26 | Well , your mother came rushing in from the car with a rare display of energy and snatched it from the fellow 's hands . |
| 27 | Memories came rushing back of the night when Johnny had described this room ; the night she had told him about the time hiccup . |
| 28 | The glass exploded outwards and rain suddenly came pouring in through the hole . |
| 29 | For the first time , Isobel felt a little afraid of him , as all the suppressed fury of a rejected child came pouring out in the music . |
| 30 | In quick succession , Sandy Lyle , Faldo twice and then , last year , Ian Woosnam came riding in on the crest of a British tidal wave . |