Example sentences of "come [v-ing] [adv prt] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I recall , I had conveyed a plea to Miss Kenton for assistance — via a messenger , naturally — and had left M. Dupont sitting in the billiard room awaiting his nurse , when the first footman had come hurrying down the staircase in some distress to inform me that my father had been taken ill upstairs . |
| 2 | He sat still and his words seemed to come crawling up the sunlight , over the grass . |
| 3 | All these questions came tumbling out the moment she entered my room a couple of days later . |
| 4 | After the cab had departed he 'd returned to the body search ; a couple of rough-looking kids came sneaking up the alley for purposes unknown , but a long , low growl from the shadows sent them running . |
| 5 | The familiar whisky-edged voice came bellowing down the line , and she grinned fondly . |
| 6 | He and Mrs Taylor came tearing down the yard to see what was up . |
| 7 | Twice , when Meredith ordered ‘ Two steps stage left ’ and Geoffrey moved to the right , Meredith came bounding down the centre aisle shouting ‘ Left , left , ducky ’ and leapt onto the apron to seize him by the shoulders and shove him into place . |
| 8 | Straw — came rocketing down the line . |
| 9 | A couple more members of the gang came scrambling down the companionway ladder . |
| 10 | At 12.45pm , a profusely apologetic Mrs Yeltsin arrived in a black Daimler car as Mrs Major came scurrying up the hotel steps to meet her . |
| 11 | We were just watching 4 What It 's Worth about all those people who go on holiday to the sunny Mediterranean , having booked a sea view , and come back with gastroenteritis from living over the dustbins and now want their money back , when Elinor came running up the garden path closely followed by Nigel . |
| 12 | Connon came trotting up the pavement towards her . |
| 13 | ‘ Bounced out as soon as she heard me call you and came scrabbling up the slope . |
| 14 | As they walked round to the back door , Ben , Simon 's dog , came lolloping up the beach , charged at Marie with a stick in his mouth and laid it down carefully at her feet . |
| 15 | As they reached the corner of Woodbine Close , Dudley Ford emerged from his front door and came striding down the garden path with Sinbad snuffling at his heels . |
| 16 | The last child — and the oldest — was always Flora Bouverie , who came trailing down the bus steps burdened with splitting carrier bags and fragile , half-made artefacts , peering about her blindly for her mother . |
| 17 | Tim was coming loping down the aisle . |
| 18 | But the great grave ocean comes climbing up the beach . |
| 19 | The reply comes zooming down the phone : ‘ Of course , dear , we 'll understand — do n't think another thought about it — we 're just looking forward to seeing you , and we 'll be in touch nearer the time , dear … ’ |
| 20 | He comes pounding down the ladder , and grabs the wheel and stampedes back into the waves . |