Example sentences of "[verb] [subord] [pers pn] [adv] come " in BNC.
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| 1 | If they had done this to her possessions , what would they do if they actually came face to face with her ? |
| 2 | Caecilians are rarely seen for they seldom come to the surface except at night and even if they are accidentally dug up , they may well be mistaken for brightly coloured earthworms . |
| 3 | No , well there were n't much to see if your hopper was full , you ai n't got far to go cos they only come about a foot off side , you see you could just kneel down there and catch 'em . |
| 4 | However , Strawson goes on to suggest that the transformation in our attitudes which would be needed if we ever came to believe that all our actions had this character is beyond our capacities . |
| 5 | He must have heard what happened because he never came back . |
| 6 | A handiwork lesson where children were mechanically engaged in a task ( making brooms ) which all had already mastered before they ever came to school . |
| 7 | I know because it always comes up seven . |
| 8 | He was potentially a useful ally and one with whom Edward needed to keep on good terms , if only because of his claim to the French throne ; but he proved unreliable and the expedition to Normandy was aborted when he suddenly came to terms with John II . |
| 9 | And before Bill Robins left for Sanderstown he gave me his address and telephone number , saying , ‘ I 'll be really hurt if you ever come to Sanderstown and do n't look me up . |
| 10 | I cancelled the afternoon 's lessons and returned home in a daze , cursing the Allies and hoping that they would be better behaved if they ever came to liberate us . |
| 11 | She knew he would be in hospital a long time and wondered how they would manage if he ever came home . |
| 12 | ‘ We had a YMCA over the road — but I thought if I ever came back I 'd go into the Raffles Hotel . ’ |
| 13 | He let the veteran British know exactly how he felt when they recently came face to face at a film festival . |
| 14 | We 'll both get out of your lives and then you can get on with that idyllic existence you shared before we ever came to this island . |
| 15 | ‘ Look at you , ’ my father said when I eventually came down in my dressing-gown to watch an old movie on the television that afternoon . |
| 16 | Well okay this morning what I 'd like to do in the half hour or so that we 've got before lunch is to talk about the skills we need when we actually come up here to deliver then this afternoon we 'll look at that feedback from the video and what you did and then we 'll move on to the skills of design , the preparation skills . |
| 17 | An addict only stops when he personally comes to the conclusion that his addiction is bringing him more trouble and suffering than pleasure . |