Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv] [conj] they come " in BNC.
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| 1 | Throughout the spawning the Scats paid no attention to the eggs , being gently nudged away if they came too close . |
| 2 | Not wanting anyone to see her dress from behind — the hem had come undone and she was n't wearing stockings — she had hung back as they came through the doors of the Grill Room . |
| 3 | It should also be recognised that their progress with reading and writing is likely to be handicapped initially if they come to school with a restricted knowledge and experience of language . |
| 4 | The Irish may have scored socially but they came a poor second on the field because , says DON CAMERON , they were not prepared for the speed and the impact of the N.Z. game . |
| 5 | Both these measures were adopted by the Liberals and implemented soon after they came to power . |
| 6 | Plays about the fractured consciousness of working-class kids who had fought their way through the old class system , emerged on top , and still felt dissatisfied , still realizing that nothing had changed back where they came from , or where they had arrived . |