Example sentences of "[noun sg] came [adv prt] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The curtain came down moments later as sub , Steve White ran in the 6th . |
| 2 | Drifts of rain came up Loch Maree as I plowtered wet and chilled along the lochside to find the spot for JTR 's ‘ Loch Maree ’ . |
| 3 | Movies in the new albums , appropriately enough , are present only as jokes , in ‘ 57 Channels ( And Nothin' On ) ’ or ‘ Real Man ’ : ‘ Sound came up lights went down/Rambo he was blowin' 'em down . ’ |
| 4 | Each member of the back row handled in a drive off a scrum and when the ball came back Andrew looped round Jeremy Guscott to score at the posts . |
| 5 | Mr Pascall 's emphasis came back time and time again to the idea of a ‘ framework ’ : ‘ The purpose of the national curriculum , ’ he said , ‘ is to ensure that there is a framework so that we can be confident that every child has the opportunity to read widely , to develop the habit of reading and to develop the love and understanding of literature . |
| 6 | Small wonder that only four months after the Berlin Wall came down East German satirists are finding it hard not to be outdone by reality . |
| 7 | For a moment the porch shadowed her , then the moon came out form behind the dissipating clouds . |
| 8 | The sadness came out week by week and we confronted it . |
| 9 | Waterford Area came up trumps last year in a classic encounter with Dublin Ladies but Dublin are poised this year to make their mark . |
| 10 | The leading man came out arm in arm with a girl with corkscrew curls , followed by a chap in a duffle coat , who wore a monocle and flashed a sardonic smile as though he was a member of the SS . |
| 11 | And Muse came up trumps , regaining the lead in the final strides to snatch a dramatic head victory over the 2–5 favourite in the Racecall Hurdle . |
| 12 | As each new number came up Bob looked at him and asked , ‘ This one ? ’ |
| 13 | There was n't any problem with old Pinkie Blenkinsop , but when the matter came up Trueman refused to give a promise that we could all stay here until we were carried out feet first . |
| 14 | The answer came out pat , like a bar of chocolate from an automatic machine , stale and predictable . |