Example sentences of "come [prep] the [noun] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've only come for the afternoon because Sheila 's off sick . |
| 2 | I went on the road when I was 19 , I needed to come off the road so I knew who I was . |
| 3 | I would n't have come near the church if I 'd realised — ’ |
| 4 | ‘ But I saw your husband come into the tent while you were over at the tombola , ’ Mrs Doran said to Mrs Yardley . |
| 5 | It was obvious that she had come into the laboratory after the blow had been struck , and had in fact seen very little . |
| 6 | Locality on the other hand has come into the ascendancy because of the need to redefine forces for local autonomy around much larger clusters of population . |
| 7 | In April a restlessness seemed to come into the air as the village began to throw off the lethargy of winter . |
| 8 | A friend who had a key let herself in and called upstairs , but I did n't want anyone to come into the bedroom because they might catch whatever it was I had . |
| 9 | If someone very close ( a member of your family , for instance ) were to come into the room while you were in that state , you would be aware of it but you probably would not move or do anything about it because it felt ‘ right ’ . |
| 10 | He went hastily towards the door ; he did n't want Martin to come into the room because then he might break down and say things about his mother that were best left unsaid . |
| 11 | They explained that in no way could it have come from the plant because it had the best preventive system for any smell , dust or poisonous substances that might otherwise destroy the environment . |
| 12 | There used to be er , a lady that used to come in the cinema when I worked there , and she had a |
| 13 | And she had to come in the car while I |
| 14 | The seminal thinking on this problem is much more likely to come from the periphery than the centre . |
| 15 | It was like watching a film or a play and you 're totally caught up in what 's going on and you 're taken out of yourself and everything suddenly has colour and meaning and magic and you forget that outside the rain 's tippling down and tomorrow 's homework has n't been done and you 've got to wash the car to pay Dad back for the money you borrowed to come to the film because you were skint till the end of next week . |
| 16 | As a matter of fact you are the first visitor to come to the cottage since I moved in two years ago . ’ |
| 17 | Reasonable but depends on the nature of the Business , the state of the Vendor 's records and the type of claims which could arise — some problems may take longer to come to the surface than others . |
| 18 | This can stimulate the worm to come to the surface when it is dark and they can then be collected with the aid of a flashlight , providing one is eagle-eyed . |
| 19 | The door to his room had been closed and locked when she visited the mother , and she had not bothered to come to the house when Tatyana committed suicide . |
| 20 | And from the caller 's voice were you able to come to the view as to his age ? |
| 21 | The Government 's business managers had to come to the rescue when it looked as though the Bill might be lost at Committee Stage . |
| 22 | He had come to the Borinage as his parents ' representative , dressed correctly in the approved manner , his accents refined , and ‘ showed in his appearance all the characteristics of Dutch cleanliness . ’ |
| 23 | Most of the entrepreneurs have come to the US because of the access to capital and the willingness to accept risk . |
| 24 | ‘ I wo n't let that boy come to the garden if you stay with him instead of talking to me ! ’ |
| 25 | There was likely to be more interest in a member of the family who seemed to have come to the boil than in Sara who would cost time and patience to bring to blood heat . |
| 26 | ‘ There 's sorry I am about your mam , would have come to the funeral if I had n't had to work , mind . ’ |
| 27 | Now listen , I want nobody to come over the step because you 're trailing these covers and you 'll get them wet , so inside ! |
| 28 | And that was where er , a train came off the railways when it hit a van on |
| 29 | Afterwards she came into the kitchen while I washed her clothes and hung them on a bush in the garden to dry — and there was nothing in our words or manner to suggest that all this was not quite ordinary and everyday . |
| 30 | Usually when he was giving one of his little dinners he came into the kitchen while they were preparing it , joked with them , had his hands smacked smartly by Matey when he lifted saucepan lids and tried to peer into the oven ; but today he stayed away . |