Example sentences of "[pers pn] come to a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 So , erm , I mean , that was , we thought I came to a discussion about young people which is really good and it really did have people in your age group interesting .
2 As they moved towards me , I moved away , but at last I came to a part of the field where rain had knocked down the corn .
3 And then I came to a promontory of rock from which I had a view of Geneva , and was shaken .
4 Wandering round this huge complex , I came to a kind of crossroads where signs pointing in four directions said things like ‘ Chaplain 's Office ’ , ‘ VIP Lounge ’ , ‘ Flight Information ’ .
5 According to Mary , I was to go straight on.All of a sudden , I came to a place of fairy rings , in fields on either side of the lane .
6 I came to a picture called ‘ Crocodile Pool ’ .
7 His approach was to nudge me in certain directions , and very quickly I came to a number of revelations .
8 I came to a crisis point and knew I had to do something to sort myself out .
9 ‘ As I came to a junction , a car pulled out in front of me from a road on the left .
10 Within a dozen yards , I came to a set of iron gates closing off the steps east of the high altar .
11 I come to a bend where the outside is undercut and deep and the bank is riddled with a conglomeration of sinewy roots from a huge old tree that leans threateningly over the water , its leafless branches almost touching the smooth surface .
12 Heavenly Father , thank you that as I come to you with my concerns about the conflicts in my life I come to a God who understands my humanity completely because you shared this experience fully in the life of your Son .
13 If I come to a word like meteorological , that is apt to give me trouble , I discreetly rephrase !
14 She is usually working on a series of paintings and says , ‘ One picture sets you off on a road , and I have to make perhaps six paintings before I come to a fork , onto another road ’ .
15 She is usually working on a series of paintings and says , ‘ One picture sets you off on a road , and I have to make perhaps six paintings before I come to a fork , onto another road ’ .
16 I can get a lot more atmosphere if I come to a place like this and actually draw what I see . ’
17 The sky becomes stained with clouds and I come to a stretch of land by the sea — I do n't know what else to call it .
18 Erm I would have thought and it 's a personal immediate reaction at this stage , it would be difficult for you to come to a conclusion on the appropriate district location .
19 In the end you came to a door that said ( and this was equally inexplicable ) 3D .
20 Until at the top of the hill , despite spotting Hermione 's black hair and bright red jacket down below her , she came to a stop .
21 She came to a blackboard on which she read , ‘ Sea fishing .
22 Finally she came to a decision and went to see Mrs Constantine .
23 However , now that the papers had been reporting the recent news of her husband 's return from Australia — apparently determined to impress his name and tough personality on the City of London — it was obviously about time that she came to a decision about her future .
24 But as you go on into verse three , and it talks about this relationship again , er , it says he , she came to a field belonging to Boaz who was of the er family of Elimilech .
25 She walked along by the shops , and stopped when she came to a door with ‘ Madame Eloise — Hair ’ on it .
26 The horse 's hooves and the iron cart rims made a terrible clatter on the cobblestones but at last silence fell as she came to a halt outside our door .
27 She had n't realised how much it angered her until she had begun , and by the time she came to a halt , her voice had acquired all the sting of a whiplash .
28 As she came to a halt in front of the phone-box Hilary faced her feelings squarely .
29 ‘ You 're looking less peaky , ’ he said as she came to a halt on the slope a few yards below .
30 With a tiny exclamation of annoyance she came to a halt , easing the cuff of her jacket .
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