Example sentences of "[noun] come [v-ing] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once , Ken came knocking at her door . |
| 2 | ‘ Whenever I stand in the middle of a big field , ’ she said , ‘ I expect some harpy to come flying at me with a hockey stick . |
| 3 | A small opportunity arose when Lizzie came knocking at the door for the ceremonial delivery of two silver-bound shoulder sprays , one , a gardenia , the other an orchid , and a card which said : From Robert . |
| 4 | As he paused by the monkey-puzzle now the dogs came running at him , barking and jumping , sniffing at his feet . |
| 5 | One day a very poor man came begging at his door . |
| 6 | Bob Collins did n't like it when the past came knocking at his door . |
| 7 | It was another stunningly hot , windless day , the sky an unclouded eggshell-blue , the temperature in the high seventies , so it was good to hang my head from the open window of Edward 's car and let the air come pelting at my face . |
| 8 | and then his friends come knocking at the door , you coming out to play football Rhys ? |
| 9 | Well when the Jehovah 's and the other religious cults come knocking at the door with their various pamphlet and trying to persuade you that their religion is better than others |
| 10 | I wonder whether the same view would apply if Neil Young or Van Morrison came knocking at the door . ’ |
| 11 | I tell you our night really told you One night I was standing , we were getting ready to go out to do a show and I was ironing in the kitchen and it were about six o'clock at night and all of a sudden Rudy come flying at me like this all over me , I thought Christ not this time of bleeding night ! |