Example sentences of "came [adv] [prep] a [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He came down with a First and started his civil service career in the humble surroundings of the National Assistance Board . |
| 2 | Lio ! rt came in for a second run , but slower this time to allow for the big man 's unexpected agility . |
| 3 | He took avoiding action but came close to a third . |
| 4 | They held on , kept Millwall out ; came close to a fourth but that would have flattered Swindon : 3-1 and a happy new year at the county ground . |
| 5 | Taking his cue from the Egyptians , Mr Ra came up with a third : Mummification ( with a capital ‘ M ’ because Summum , besides patenting the process , has somehow registered the word as a trademark ) . |
| 6 | When I was driving my new Granada in 1989 and dropped a friend down the road , a police car came past , saw the car with a black man driving it , circled round and came back for a second check . |
| 7 | The parents of the kids at the school where Mrs Rogers taught had her barred from the school , in case the hit squad came back for a second try . |
| 8 | The first attempt was almost a disaster , but he got the plane up again and came round for a second shot . |