Example sentences of "[noun] come [adv prt] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She tried to sound playful , but somehow the words came out the wrong way . |
| 2 | there was a street light coming up the bloody |
| 3 | Tenor saxophonist Joe Lovano ( b. 1952 ) has in some respects come up the hard way ; passing the 40-year mark last year , he 's nevertheless a craftsman often overlooked in the public eye in favour of younger more ‘ marketable ’ musicians . |
| 4 | At that moment Jack Carter and Dougal Munro came down the main staircase . |
| 5 | If that happened , when the sun came out the lingering nicotine would burn yellow marks around the edges of young foliage . |
| 6 | Again the danger came down the left flank as Dow passed to Drew Waddell who touched down . |
| 7 | Seeing Harry coming down the wet , narrow street , she knew straight away that he was bringing bad news . |
| 8 | The men came down the stern ladder . |
| 9 | Cos erm Greg came down the other night . |
| 10 | To win Test matches , one has to take wickets consistently , and a high proportion of chances come off the outside edge of the bat . |
| 11 | The water is contained in a clear plastic tank and the steam comes down the thick tubes from the tank to the iron . |
| 12 | Dot woke when she heard Gloria coming down the clanky metal steps outside , heard her stumble her way across the room , and then felt herself being pushed to the far side of the bed . |
| 13 | The trouser , sock and shoe come off the hemiplegic leg last . |
| 14 | You dial the destination , feed the paper in , press the Start button and , hey presto , a facsimile copy comes out the other end . |