Example sentences of "to come [adv prt] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jim competes as a veteran in Nordic events in Scotland and still manages to come in 3rd or 4th overall . |
| 2 | ‘ Some people just can not bear to come in second , ’ he said loudly enough to be heard before getting into the car , reversing it round and driving away . |
| 3 | ‘ I did n't know if I was meant to come in last week or not . ’ |
| 4 | Tell the girls I want you to come in next Friday morning . |
| 5 | Right , do you want to come in next week ? |
| 6 | " He also buys and sells antiques for a living and he has promised to come down next week and have a proper look and then perhaps take a few things back to London to some man he knows who is an expert on Oriental China and objets d'art . " |
| 7 | BREATHLESS PC Les Pounder was always going to come off second best when he set off in pursuit of a pub fight suspect . |
| 8 | Crash is perhaps the operative word , for it is in the realms of physical engagement that the Scots — who won the Dubai tournament — look likely to come off second best . |
| 9 | ‘ I 've told my promoter Barry Hearn that I want it to come off next September and I want it to be outdoors . |
| 10 | It 's not mentioned anywhere I think it ought to come up first in Q P9 does n't it ? |
| 11 | Mum an , mum and dad expected me to come up last week |
| 12 | What do you think would happen if the Duke of Sutherland 's paintings , which include four great Titians and the Poussin ‘ Seven Sacraments ’ among other masterpieces , were to come up next month ? |
| 13 | XPG4 — originally set to come out last May , but delayed due to ‘ complex documentation ’ ( UX No 385 ) is the next-generation of X/Open 's Portability Guide , and builds on the long-established XPG3 , which first saw the light of day back in September 1988 ( UX No 197 ) . |
| 14 | They were going to London for some weeks : they have friends in high places , you know , and the eldest Miss Bretton-Fawcett , the daughter you know , is to come out next year . |
| 15 | I think we 're planning to come back next year . ’ |
| 16 | Evans , who has transformed Cardiff from last season 's Welsh rugby no-hopers to this year 's championship contenders , said he had been asked to come back next year but personal problems might prevent him doing so . |
| 17 | He is happy coming to Presteigne and hopes to come back next year . |
| 18 | I 'll tell him to come back next week . |
| 19 | Tell him to come back next week . |
| 20 | There er twenty one Sharon and I think that might be a bit on the generous side so you 've got to come back next and do the weather forecast for me is that all right ? |