Example sentences of "of [pers pn] to come " in BNC.
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| 1 | " You must think it very strange of me to come here without warning . |
| 2 | In fact , he grunted something complimentary about it being dashed public-spirited of me to come back so soon . |
| 3 | It was wrong of me to come running to you . |
| 4 | The EastEnders star said after the show in Portsmouth : ‘ It was good of them to come — someone had to . ’ |
| 5 | Well of course she came running to me , you see , and we immediately phoned for the doctor , you see but , however , and I said , look , phone for the doctor , I said , and then I said go across to the railway police just across the yard and I asked one of them to come to me and I said I will go up with her and be with her until the doctor arrived , er he was with her the police sergeant when she died . |
| 6 | It would enable them to really allow the greater selves in themselves to be the people representing their people , their country , er so it would allow them to become statesmen in a sense , you know , it would allow the wise part of them to come forth , and for them to be in harmony with each other . |
| 7 | I sat in many a night myself when you were all younger , waiting for that piss artist of a father of yours to come home , knowing in my heart that he was down the Bayswater Road , spending desperately needed money on old brasses . |
| 8 | It 's a good idea of yours to come out of the Rolls Royce while the going 's good . |
| 9 | ‘ Good of you to come , ’ he announced breezily . |
| 10 | ‘ Why , Jacques ? ’ purred Louise Müller throatily , ‘ how lovely of you to come and see me again . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ It was so kind of you to come , |
| 12 | ‘ It was good of you to come , Master Clerk , ’ he said in perfect English with only a trace of a French accent . |
| 13 | ‘ It must be difficult for many of you to come to terms with new services , strange new songs , guitars and so on . |
| 14 | AH , AGENT ORANGE , GOOD OF YOU TO COME TO M.I.5 . |
| 15 | ‘ Perhaps it is because the nose is the first part of you to come forward . |
| 16 | ‘ So sweet of you to come . |
| 17 | So nice of you to come and see me , dear . |
| 18 | ‘ It was good of you to come , Richie . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ Good of you to come , Lucinda . ’ |
| 20 | Mr Wormwood followed her to the front-door and said , ‘ Good of you to come , Miss Hawkes , or is it Miss Harris ? ’ |
| 21 | Very sensible of you to come up , as we 'll need your consent for any treatment the doctor may decide on for your lad . ’ |
| 22 | Very kind of you to come . |
| 23 | It 's good of you to come , Martin . |
| 24 | How very nice of you to come and see me . |
| 25 | Well , it 's really been extremely good of you to come and see me , Walnut . |
| 26 | Homicide is the proper word for the word I want one of you to come up with . |
| 27 | Lovely of you to come and say cheerio before you sail for the South Seas . |
| 28 | ‘ Mrs Gillingham , ’ she said in a voice that carried only the faintest Italian accent , ‘ how very good of you to come and stay with me . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ It was so kind of you to come with me , Peter . ’ |
| 30 | Mrs Naulls said lucidly , as if veils had suddenly , when it was too late , fallen from her mind and her speech , " It was good of you to come , dear . |