Example sentences of "[pron] came [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a miscellaneous pile of documents , I came across the following essay . |
| 2 | I came across the following handwritten entry : |
| 3 | I came across the expected pitch ’ below the wedged boulders , which Wainwright describes as ‘ The one difficulty , above which is nothing but simple scrambling to the top . ’ |
| 4 | I do not know how I came through the next few months — but , yes , I do . |
| 5 | It 's his age that is against him , but he 's helped me a great deal since I came into the Irish squad . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I came into the first form of his boarding school . |
| 7 | It was only 5.30 pm when I came into the main hospital building , but a cheeky nurse said ‘ Bon soir , Miss Veness , parlez-vous Francaise ? |
| 8 | Sure enough there was the Marina but this was not pegged and after walking under a railway bridge I came to the first peg , number 65 . |
| 9 | While I came to the Arctic when I realized that climbing , my first love , was losing its appeal , Tony was born to the area , loving it , one might believe , even before he saw his first photograph of it . |
| 10 | When I came to the last two years of school , I wanted to specialize in mathematics and physics . |
| 11 | A quiver of anguish passed along my spine as I came to the last dish . |
| 12 | I remember learning this lesson painfully when as a new curate I came to the weekly staff meeting in Cranham . |
| 13 | Then when I came to the third I did not like it . |
| 14 | When I came to the third class , the head introduced me as the ‘ expert from London ’ . |
| 15 | The rooms could have been empty , it was impossible to tell , and in fact when I came to the special dining car I found a good number of the passengers sitting at the unlaid tables , just chatting . |
| 16 | I came to the rapid conclusion that anyone tackling it must be either incredibly brave , extremely stupid — or both ! |
| 17 | Then I came to the fourth floor landing and Toby 's door opened and there he was . |
| 18 | I came to the braided reaches of the river where it swung out over the sands , and adjusted my steps so that I cleared all the channels easily and cleanly , a leap at a time . |
| 19 | After the first week I came to the reluctant conclusion that Charlie Trumper was n't going to be pleased that I had sacrificed ten pounds of our money — six of his and four of mine — just to appease my female vanity . |
| 20 | I came at the same time as the Sweeper came for I saw him standing by this very cage in clothes the people wear and not in Keeper-clothes such as he began to wear afterwards . ’ |
| 21 | As a Lower boy at the time I came before the Lower Master . |
| 22 | When I came around the next time all I seen was smoke … and I knew we put the final bullet in him , ’ Destefani said after emerging from the cockpit of his winning racer . |
| 23 | Indeed , once , shortly after lunch , I recall I came upon the two gentlemen talking rather furtively just inside the library doorway , and it was my distinct impression they broke off their discussion upon my approach . |
| 24 | Then when I came near the broken house and stood in the moon shadow I could hear and see nothing . |
| 25 | Well I 'll be quite honest with you , when I came in the other day you had a couple and I 'm amazed that you 've still got them . |
| 26 | when I came in the other day , I might have a look now actually get some Chewitts for the kids go on looking something for myself |
| 27 | ‘ I came in the same van as someone called Gleeson , ’ said Marcus . |
| 28 | I came from the very opposite . |
| 29 | But Jim , the chap who lives next door to them came over the other night to collect a pound from me as my contribution to the er , sign on the lamppost saying that this is a watch neighbourhood watch area , now it 's |
| 30 | Most of them came from the single European act . |