Example sentences of "came [adv prt] [prep] the [noun pl] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These primates came down from the trees and gradually learned to walk upright . |
| 2 | Alexandra would find her by the fire in the drawing-room in the afternoons , the Pekinese guarding her against invisible dangers , then she came down in the mornings and needed letters written , wools held . |
| 3 | As the smoke cleared and the dust settled , two fighter planes came in over the fields and circled the remains of the barn . |
| 4 | Mum came in from the shops and gave us the news that , starting from September , we are to have 2 morning services . |
| 5 | The keeper called , ‘ Sue , Sue — come here , ’ and a young leopard came up to the bars and rubbed herself against them while he stroked her back . |
| 6 | Hats were flung into the air , the cheering reached higher and higher levels , and Dawn Run and Jonjo O'Neill were engulfed as they came back past the stands and up the walkway to the unsaddling enclosure in the parade ring . |
| 7 | came back from the shadows and a light struck |
| 8 | After a long walk we came out between the dunes and were staring at the sea . |
| 9 | He came out of the bedclothes and said , ‘ While I 'm laid up like this , why do n't you do a few concerts on your own ? ’ |
| 10 | As he powered the jet down , a yellow Lada came out of the shadows and towards him . |
| 11 | He had reached the corner of his street and was searching in his pocket for his key , when a dark figure came out of the shadows and crossed the road towards him . |
| 12 | Crossly , he came out of the bushes and searched around for a dock leaf . |
| 13 | It always had the problem that , no matter what it dealt with , the copy came out in the blacks and greys of its newspaper format . |
| 14 | ‘ I saw Mick and Jerry two days before it came out in the papers and they seemed absolutely fine , ’ he says . |
| 15 | A more stylish and dramatic return to English tradition came about through the Arts and Crafts Movement , which stood for integrity and truthfulness and believed whole-heartedly in the use of local craftsmen and materials . |