Example sentences of "came [adv prt] [verb] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then ( the 1970s ) double-digit inflation came along to bale the over-borrowed house-owner out . |
| 2 | I was just making supper when that stupid eunuch came along making a great commotion . ’ |
| 3 | One day a bloke came in wearing a rubber mac , a real Wimbledon Common regular by the look of him . |
| 4 | She came in holding a large vase of flowers and said with a smile : |
| 5 | As she turned , there was a knock at the door and a young woman in SS auxiliary uniform came in carrying a large file . |
| 6 | At that point , the mother came in carrying a large tray on which were the four suppers . |
| 7 | Day 24 ) While I was fixing a meal , another truck like mine came in needing a rear axle . |
| 8 | Sometimes Soutine , who was living in the village , came over to enjoy a good chicken dinner , and after eating their fill the two artists reproached their host for living in such luxury . |
| 9 | ‘ Oh , she 's been here since the beginning of the year — she came over to start a new life after she 'd had problems back home . |
| 10 | ‘ We had outgrown our present building when the opportunity came up to purchase the adjoining freehold . |
| 11 | A hand came up to rumple the short hair at the back of his head , a gesture that betrayed his momentary awkwardness . |
| 12 | He came back to do a smashing job . ’ |
| 13 | Eventually Nooty came back towing a yellowing sheet of paper . |
| 14 | Keeps bouncing back : dumped by the Chicago Cubs in 1985 after injury , but was reprieved by Pittsburgh ; lasted a mere 18 pitches against the Cubs in game two of the NL play-offs but came back to win the decisive game five . |
| 15 | Emily Lightbody came back to work the following Monday . |
| 16 | ‘ We came back to get the vital point . |
| 17 | She left the cubicle to find a blood test kit , and came back to find the new houseman , Joe Reynolds , ordering head X-rays and a neurologist 's opinion . |
| 18 | Mahmoud was n't there when he arrived , so he went inside to buy his stamps and then came out to use the wet roller hanging against the wall . |
| 19 | She lugged her case up the wrong stairway , came out facing the open lough , had to find her way around the superstructure . |
| 20 | And on housing estates all along the line , residents came out to watch the strange scene . |
| 21 | And on housing estates all along the line , residents came out to watch the strange scene . |
| 22 | Then he got back in and came out holding a mobile phone , which he crammed into a coat pocket . |
| 23 | This time his hand came out holding a large gold coin . |
| 24 | Humanity had brought many things along , inadvertently , when it came out to populate the stars-unseen stowaways like bacteria , flies , fleas . |
| 25 | He came out carrying a yellow carrier bag and put this at Mr Wright 's feet . |
| 26 | I put on some gold dangly earrings I 'd found in the bottom of my bag and came out feeling a new woman . |