Example sentences of "and came to a [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | There was the sound of crunching metal as it hit one of the trees a glancing blow and came to a rocking halt . |
2 | I crossed wet ground and came to a long , open piece of sand , then went on to a place where the trees had branches that were thick and close to the sand . |
3 | She dug in her heels and came to a grinding halt . |
4 | I nodded , told Emil I 'd be back , and followed Zak down the Great Hall and round a comer or two and came to a buzzing gathering of people in an area like an airport departure lounge . |
5 | But at that moment their creaking conveyance gave a sudden fearsome jerk and came to a dead stop . |
6 | And came to a dead stop . |
7 | The taxi swerved out of the Champs Elysées , down the Avenue George-V and came to a sudden halt on the corner . |
8 | A few of the rearmost fled down the river valley towards Whitton , and made good their escape , but most stood their ground as soon as the hurtling , heaving mass lost impetus and came to a seething stay . |
9 | At corner Inn the ostlers were the only visible representatives , and the doors were still closed ; but at the village a number of the natives were astir , and came to a little stone pier where a boat 's crew were exchanging for the coin of the realm the sparkling treasure netted in the night season , and many of the lodgers would have the freshest of fresh herrings waiting them for breakfast . |
10 | She walked on and came to a one-story building surrounded by a cordon of wire fencing . |
11 | The others veered round a corner and came to a large field . |
12 | They went up a long hill and came to an imposing arched entrance . |
13 | Erika and Karl got out of the warmth of the car into a crystalline coldness , walked up an avenue lined with bare trees and came to an enclosed garden . |
14 | As all the alarming possibilities ran through her head , she gave a loud gulp and came to an abrupt halt . |
15 | The car ahead of them squealed to a halt , crashed backwards across the road into a stone wall , and came to an abrupt stop . |
16 | She carried the glass back to the sitting-room , and came to an abrupt stop when she saw Luke standing by the window , reading the paper , which she 'd left open at the horoscopes . |