Example sentences of "[subord] he came [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once he came into the passage and looked around . |
| 2 | He ran on until he came to the tall reeds . |
| 3 | Manolo flipped the pages until he came to the accounts . |
| 4 | He walked silently along the thickly carpeted floor until he came to the last cubicle . |
| 5 | Ben flicked through the pages until he came to the diagram he was looking for . |
| 6 | He ducked low and scuttled across the open space between the door and the first row of desks , hoping Spatz would n't catch a glimpse of him , then ran along the corridor between the desks until he came to the end . |
| 7 | Ian pressed on down the passage , down two steps , until he came to the small wooden door in the fabric . |
| 8 | Martin walked carefully along a narrow path that would tortuously between ancient graves and heavy , ornate tombstones until he came to the first of the family plots . |
| 9 | But instead of releasing it he began to kiss each finger in turn until he came to the pale circle on the third finger of her left hand . |
| 10 | Charlie ignored the order and crawled quickly forward until he came to the prostrate body of his friend . |
| 11 | He held on to his charge until he came off the boat at Harwich . |
| 12 | He was educated privately at home , and never knew there were other deaf people in the world until he came across the manual alphabet in one of the publications he was reading , and out of curiosity mastered it . |
| 13 | His great black horse made its way through the crowd of menservants until he came alongside the princess 's window . |
| 14 | He began to walk , treading a careful path through the marshy ground , following a rising vein of rock that jutted from the sodden turf , until he came beneath the shadow of the Wall . |
| 15 | They had offered him the position of editor in chief with , apparently , more direct control over the content of the paper , but only if he came off the Board . |
| 16 | If he came to the door now I should run into his arms . |
| 17 | Almost certainly it would lead with welfare cuts , while the Sun — or maybe Sunday Sport if He came on the sabbath — would get the scoop . |
| 18 | The walls are sheer and any intruder would eventually be noticed , as he would if he came through the gate . |
| 19 | ‘ He wanted to develop his business on a private basis , and if he came into the glare of publicity as owner of Manchester United he would not be able to do that , ’ one of the negotiators said . |
| 20 | ‘ Do n't worry , ’ I reassured her , ‘ if he came by the money legally , they ca n't take it away from you . ’ |
| 21 | Cos he came round the next week and talked to me , he had a quick chat with me for about three hours ! |
| 22 | Unless he came over the wall — and there 's broken glass along the top . ’ |
| 23 | Terhune was an assault specialist solo who had sub-contracted for H-M on several occasions , and Rodriguez was their top Colorado Op , further qualified because he came from the quarry 's home turf . |
| 24 | ‘ You draw good pictures , ’ said the boy , turning over the pages of the note-book till he came to the whole page drawing of a pheasant , the cock pheasant that Philip had coloured in at home . |
| 25 | Jaq riffled through facets , summoning scene after scene into prominence in swift succession till he came to the spy-fly that was tracking … |
| 26 | ‘ When we understood what he meant to do , we endeavoured to dissuade him ; but he was resolute , saying he had not had a roll for a long time ; and taking out of his pockets whatever might be in them — keys , pencil , purse , or pen-knife — and laying himself parallel with the edge of the hill , he actually descended turning himself over and over till he came to the bottom . ’ |
| 27 | He had , however , proceeded in safety till he came to the Willow Walk , within half a mile of the church , when by a sudden stagger he quitted the path , and passed over a ditch on his right hand . |
| 28 | But last night Souness insisted : ‘ Michael has had his troubles since he came to the club . |
| 29 | ‘ He has an amazing try record since he came into the game into 1987 and is being compared with legends like Billy Boston and Brian Bevan . |
| 30 | I ca n't say touch for touch how we became lovers because , really , we had been ever since he came into the room and found me still there , waiting and pretending . |