Example sentences of "come [adv] the [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The barges used to come down the Leeds and Liverpool canal right down to Tate and Lyle 's , where they had chutes that came down from the building into the barges and the coal was sucked up because the coal was very fine ; and the poor people there — they 'd be on the other side of the canal and one would perhaps get on a barge and throw two or three pieces of coal and then scamper up . |
| 2 | He has not yet come off the fence and told us whether he supports the barrage project . |
| 3 | Dawson came down the scale and finished with a bass boom , index finger down heavily , thumb extended . |
| 4 | Mrs Singh came down the hall and opened the door , smiling . |
| 5 | Even the fishing fleet came down the harbour as expected from intelligence reports , and might have choked the narrow 100 yards wide entrance if a burst of tracer from a destroyer had not turned them aside as they grasped the situation . |
| 6 | I think there was somebody called who came down the isle and gave a couple of balloons . |
| 7 | Every day , with the first taste of that lovely fresh salad came also the reminder that the tomato at its best is a luxury and should be treated as such . |
| 8 | Wilkie came up the sand and arranged her return with M. Grimaud . |
| 9 | Victoria came up the room and seated herself on the couch , and without either greeting or preamble , she said , ‘ I 've had indigestion ever since Christmas Day . |
| 10 | So I came out the pit and went into Cripps and bought a lorry . |
| 11 | Yeah you just came out the loo and then you just said Amy . |
| 12 | He came out the curtain and swore at him . |
| 13 | Ella came here the day after I got in and cried her eyes out . |
| 14 | ‘ I came here the morning after she died and he told me . |
| 15 | ‘ I never thought you could run like that , Sarah , ’ said Angela , coming down the slope and joining them . |
| 16 | I could feel the different textures of wood , gravel and asphalt racing beneath my fingers as they came to rest on the road , and was terrified of a car coming up the cul-de-sac and smashing my hand . |
| 17 | There is no pronounced tug of any kind , just a tremor coming up the line that feels as though someone is drawing a hacksaw blade across it . |
| 18 | I get stuck in a crowd of people coming out the tube and I have to stand on tiptoe so I can keep my eye on her . |
| 19 | A quick straw poll of parents revealed that the little children are thrilled to get their letters marked Santaland or Reindeerland , and believe that Santa really does come down the chimney while they 're asleep . |
| 20 | Once a fortnight , he would come up the avenue and round that last bend and — with a tightening in his bowels — see it there , becalmed in the grass . |
| 21 | Yeah , they got ta come out the freezer cos they 're for tomorrow . |
| 22 | The combined use of the matting and beads , when misted with water , produces a spray effect as skiers come down the slope and the continuous surface is claimed to have safety advantages . |
| 23 | Your little old come up the window and |
| 24 | And had the Grandtully folk best come up the glen and join on at Dull ? ’ |
| 25 | She come up the weekend but she did n't come over cos I was n't very well , and I 'd of . |
| 26 | Er a well I do n't know , I feel that th there used to be something in that , that used to burn it up now what they call their top site and when they burned it they took all the acid out of it , and there used to be all yellow stuff come out the chimney and that , when they finished burn that was always red and the Germans used to come after that before the war , Second World War , they used to come after that and they used to reckon they make paintwork but now you done something else different with it and they use I tell you we used to give it the name of green oar or parites |
| 27 | And a chap come out the offices and say right , you you you . |
| 28 | New Zealand I hope to visit myself probably on my way home as we come round the Horn and thereby circumnavigate the globe ! ! ! |
| 29 | But he 's like , he 's always doing , like he 's never like comes up the lanes or anything , or swims about . |