Example sentences of "[pers pn] come [adv prt] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | We half expected them to come back a few days later , but they have never returned to the barn we prepared so painstakingly for them , although they are still sometimes seen in the vicinity . |
2 | Somewhat naïvely , I had expected it all to be sorted out then and there , but the chap just took my name , gave me a form to fill in and told me to come back a few days later for a full interview . |
3 | Having a bit of a rest in the winter , I was able to relax a little bit more , so I think I came over a lot fresher than I normally do for the start of the season . |
4 | Now I came up the hard way , same as you . |
5 | It was dark and the sea was rising rapidly as I came up the firth , keeping the bows in the direction of the flashing lighthouse on the White Hill of Vatster . |
6 | and then and then I was going yeah I really want to take , I 'll have to take my stereo home and he goes yeah your stereo 's quite big is n't it , I went when have you seen my stereo and he goes oh I came up the other day to see if you were in . |
7 | The night shift volunteer was standing next to me getting ready to come on to the phones and as I came off a call he started to chat to me . |
8 | It was a ploy of Lord Darlington 's to stand at this shelf studying the spines of the encyclopedias as I came down the staircase , and sometimes , to increase the effect of an accidental meeting , he would actually pull out a volume and pretend to be engrossed as I completed my descent . |
9 | I came down the slope , trying not to smirk . |
10 | At many revolutions per second I came down the green slide into Brixton and beyond . |
11 | And it was Sunday afternoon when I came out the pit the next time . |
12 | So I came out the pit and went into Cripps and bought a lorry . |
13 | Harvey and I came out the other side looking like a couple of spooks . |
14 | and I bought her but when I came out the loo he is playing with the bus going wheeee , he was having a great time with that , I looked at him and I said got to give that to Charlotte , no , no , I do n't like it I want the house , meaning the garage , so I 've gone out now and bought her a circus |
15 | I 've seen the video tape of Tom and I coming down the 18th . |
16 | There is quite a lot of activity as I come over the hill . |
17 | I come over the fields like the wind |
18 | That 's why I thought , when I come back the next time and you 're upset I said oh no way do I want to upset a woman like that . |
19 | I 'm pretty confused when I come out the other end . |
20 | No one follows , so I come out the other end and nip round the small block . |
21 | And this day when I come out the bike was gone . |
22 | Said fair enough he said and with that I come out the garage . |
23 | Yeah , yeah , like I come down the other week and I |
24 | Two of them came round a while ago and they said , ‘ Our pigeon 's on your roof , miss , can we go up your house and get it down through your loft ? ’ |
25 | Hot , bitter tears rolled down her cheeks , and with them came back the noise of the street . |
26 | 'E collapsed as 'e come out the Kings Arms an' they rushed 'im away ter the 'ospital. 'E 's in a bad way so Maisie Dingle told me . |
27 | And they said we do n't mean to be over the men , but what we mean is for you to come down the office , no what the office wants as regards orders , and be responsible and pass them out to the men who you 'll think who 'll do the job best and all that , and that 's what we mean . |
28 | But she almost turned and fled as she came round a corner and found herself face to face with Guido . |
29 | Yes we used to go to see her , and she came up a couple of times . |
30 | Mrs Stych was singing as she came up the garden path . |