Example sentences of "[pron] coming [adv prt] the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 She thought she heard someone coming down the passage , so she grabbed two paper towels and wrapped them round the offending literature .
2 I still like those wedding ones , with them coming out the church flying
3 Is anybody coming down the grubber .
4 Anybody coming down the grubber .
5 I did n't expect to see her coming out the side door like that . ’
6 His mother was a little surprised to see him coming up the garden path crying his eyes out just half an hour later .
7 He turned quickly and saw it coming up the slope behind him .
8 The following morning a person who was out with his gun , in expectation of falling in with some sort of wild fowl , perceiving an appearance rather uncommon , ventured to approach the spot ; upon his coming up the dog got off the body , and after repeatedly shaking himself to get disentangled from the accumulated snow , encouraged the sportsman ( a Mr. Finch ) , by actions of the most significant nature , to come near the side of his master .
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