Example sentences of "come [adv prt] at [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At times like that , you call on your mates , and Kenny Everett kindly got us out of a spot of trouble there and agreed to come on at short notice . |
| 2 | If the investment managers had to come in they could have come in at any time . |
| 3 | Cos it 's an outdoor job , it 's a three shift system for those on the bottom , er early , morning and late , cos the eight hour day had come in at this time . |
| 4 | We are concerned in fact that er the western nations did n't rather deplore earlier er Hussein 's actions against his own people using chemical weapons , and we think it 's a shame for us that we 've only come in at this point , and we must come in carefully I think . |
| 5 | For a drainage level to come in at this depth would have required some 600 ft. of tunnelling and of course , since the art of blasting was not yet introduced , it would have been a protracted and costly operation . |
| 6 | Mr do you want to come in at this stage ? |
| 7 | They do n't want a completely unknown counsellor to come in at this time . |
| 8 | He was chased out over the Adriatic by fighters and was obliged to come down at Tatoi airport near Athens . |
| 9 | In addition , Alexander Hardinge , who had replaced Wigram as private secretary to the King and who constantly saw his loyalty as lying with the institution and not with the person , was available to come over at short notice and did so . |
| 10 | I said you were mad to come over at this time . |
| 11 | Breathlessly , Jenny poured out the news that the rear offside wheel of Miss Clinton 's car was loose , likely to come off at any moment , sooner or later certain to come off . |
| 12 | Like Miss Honey , she felt sure both ears were going to come off at any moment with all the weight that was on them . |
| 13 | I do n't know if that 's come up at any point . |
| 14 | It is not advisable to give the dog free run of the car , however , simply because it could damage the interior , by scratching the upholstery , for example , if it wants to come out at first light before you are awake . |
| 15 | It was open to her to come back at any time . |
| 16 | I do n't think anyone would argue though , that the true stars of the event came on at mid bill , at 6.30pm . |
| 17 | His hands came down at either side of her , trapping her against the wall . |
| 18 | Nan came in at that moment . |
| 19 | He turned away impatiently and Jules came in at that moment , bringing coffee on a silver tray , and the conversation had to end , to Jenna 's great relief . |
| 20 | Ilse came in at that moment . |
| 21 | The top-placed battery car came in at eighth place . |
| 22 | Patterned Fair Isle yoke pullovers came in at this time , then polo necks . |
| 23 | It came off at one stage . |
| 24 | Twice I came off at that spot . |
| 25 | Flu victims Steve Gaughan , who was absent from Tuesday 's disastrous defeat by Reading , and Garry Hinchley , who played but came off at half time , are slowly recovering , and should be ready for consideration . |
| 26 | Oh goodness yes , wh we if we dredged up , we 'd have a say a piece of on deck , we used to land them on deck until we got room , so we came up at Upper Dock . |
| 27 | Jack came back at that moment . |
| 28 | Then the words rebounded back to my ears and I heard their sound and their meaning , and the pain came back at that moment , too , and it all made sense , the way a policeman 's knock on the door must make sense when you 've committed a crime . |
| 29 | ‘ She never came back at all while Dad was alive . |
| 30 | My father had another , everything was okay if you came out at any time after the thirty first of March , look all I 'm doing now is I was giving back , er taking my position as the company director , getting a salary off the rent in my farms and small holdings and my shares in shipping . |