Example sentences of "[pers pn] came [adv prt] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | We decided in the morning that Alec should press on ahead and try to find a doctor in town , while I came on with Mother and the recalcitrant mule . |
2 | So that accelerated my own ideas and I came over to England with that in mind . |
3 | ‘ That 's why I came over to France . |
4 | I decided when I was 11 and I started doing drama at school , when I came over from New Zealand , that I wanted to be an actress . ’ |
5 | Agbenugba confirms the similarities between his own experience and that of his protagonist , Akin : ‘ I came over from Nigeria in 1987 . |
6 | When I came round for coffee . |
7 | I came up for air . |
8 | As a matter of fact , I came up on deck to get my first glimpse of the island . |
9 | I came up to London last night by the last train because I had to face a Monday morning of solid Cabinet Committees . |
10 | I said nervously ‘ Oh , I thought perhaps you would teach me Mr Samuel if I came up to London for lessons ’ . |
11 | ‘ And I came up to Swift to deliver his message personally ! |
12 | The last time I came up to town for the LIBF , the colleague who came with me showed a great talent for tracking down free wine . |
13 | I came up from London . |
14 | when we got to the depot and eh , I came up in civvies , it was a light civvies suit , cos it what I had in India . |
15 | I came up behind Esmerelda and held the lines just behind her little freckled elbows , waiting for the tug . |
16 | When Jim and I came along at night time on Wednesday |
17 | ‘ Well , the housemaid said something to me before I came in to prayers , and that just tickled me and I could n't help it . ’ |
18 | That time , I came in through Queen 's Square , walked down the lane to the union and out towards the hospital . |
19 | Erm just before I came in from school and we were home by about half three . |
20 | In one week I listened to the English boy singing the praises of my dark colouring and frizzy hair , felt him kiss me on the cheek with obvious pleasure whenever I cooked a meal and when I came in from work , or when we sat watching television together , and found him waiting for me at the end of the road when I was late back for some reason . |
21 | ‘ I came in from work on the Monday night when Ray was on the phone . |
22 | You could no longer do the things I 'd taken for granted , like making a cup of tea and sitting down for a gossip when I came in from college . |
23 | And then , in the , I think it was the June , I came down to Colchester , and as soon as I got to Colchester the old adjutant nurse said oh you , going for a a B one qualification , and I had to go to Colchester to the Ordnance , it , it , it was an Ordnance workshops I suppose that was what it was . |
24 | And then I came down to Kerry after my operations because I was er for my feet , I had to get them amputated because For the hardening of the arteries |
25 | ‘ When I came down to London , I finally got myself a decent bass , a Fender Mustang , then started changing pickups to get a raunchier , more distorted sound . |
26 | I came down to Inverpolly , then a farm , but there was no sign of life . |
27 | Back at home again I came down to breakfast one morning scratching my head and my hair started to fall out . |
28 | Of course I came down to earth on my next round . |
29 | I came down to earth again . |
30 | I came down to earth a bit when Harry Enfield came on to thunderous applause . |