Example sentences of "came [prep] [art] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tom O'Neill came through the revolving doors on a blast of icy air and stepped out on the other side into a blanket of almost oppressive warmth . |
| 2 | A chill wind came through the open doors to the balcony . |
| 3 | Light came through the stained-glass skylights , which were predominantly green and blue , and through a wall of windows of clear glass that held the faintest hint of turquoise . |
| 4 | Most of the 1,500 crowd who came for the best objects on the last two days of the sale meanwhile , were just tourists , which made taking bids extremely difficult and fatiguing , Tajan said . |
| 5 | Yes they came for the other islands . |
| 6 | I remember well , during the air-raids of the forties when I was in London and we waited as darkness came for the first sirens and the deep breath to get one 's courage up , that we felt we were part of the will of the capital of England . |
| 7 | The bilateral agreement , the first under the US " open skies " initiative , came as the European Communities ( EC ) prepared for the implementation in 1993 of a common European aviation policy requiring EC members to negotiate as a block . |
| 8 | The move to counter the effects of the films came as the two governments last week published separate interpretations of a two-year investigation by scientists into acid rain . |
| 9 | The breakthrough came as the United Nations commander in Bosnia , Gen Philippe Morillon , of France , said he had secured a pledge of help from Serbia 's president , Slobodan Milosevic . |
| 10 | His remarks came after the sectarian murders of four Catholics in the past nine days . |
| 11 | The National Party 's poor showing in the elections — it lost three seats to the ALP — came despite the economic problems affecting much of rural Australia . |
| 12 | One traveller at least came with no great expectations . |
| 13 | FLEXIPOP : Brilliant , ahead-of-its-time pop mag that came with a free flexi ( Blondie , The Jam , Adam And The Ants etc ) on the cover . |
| 14 | But February came with the lowest temperatures for years and March was not much better . |
| 15 | And he came with the highest recommendations , from Margaret Thatcher and Helmut Kohl . ’ |
| 16 | I held them off with steelies and stones , and they fired back with air-guns , and for a while it was quite exciting , but then Mrs Clamp came with the weekly messages and threatened to call the police , and after calling her a few nasty names they left . |
| 17 | The first onslaught came with the ambitious attempts of Cardinal Wolsey to found his new Oxford college , financed from the seizure of the property of smaller monasteries and convents . |
| 18 | IAN WOOSNAM , so out of form coming into the Masters , nevertheless began to put up an heroic defence at Augusta National yesterday and was within a stroke of the lead as he came into the finishing holes in his second round . |
| 19 | And when Anne came into the Green Gables kitchen , Marilla said , ‘ You look very happy , Anne . |
| 20 | Last autumn he came within a few minutes of death when he slashed his wrists with a razor blade . |
| 21 | In any case , how could she look into his eyes and convince him she would n't touch him with a ten-foot pole when every time he came within a few feet of her she quivered inside , remembering the fierce and all too brief pressure of his mouth on hers ? |
| 22 | As she came within a few yards of it , however , a shudder passed down its spine , and it rolled over , showing its face to the sleet . |
| 23 | The bad news came within a few days ; there was no place available to him at Oxford this year in the Martinmas term . |
| 24 | Everyone of the gang was known to the police and the first arrests came within a few days : |
| 25 | Indeed , once , shortly after lunch , I recall I came upon the two gentlemen talking rather furtively just inside the library doorway , and it was my distinct impression they broke off their discussion upon my approach . |
| 26 | Silver Helm cavalry swiftly raced along the coast and came upon the Dark Elves on the cliffs . |
| 27 | Above Angela found the 17th-century four-poster bed while on a foray in the Welsh borders 18 years ago , and came upon the crewel-work hangings only a few weeks later in Hastings . |
| 28 | Tall and strong , with very broad shoulders , he would go on to claim 202 victims at 25 from his 47 Tests , of which 50 came in a dozen games against England . |
| 29 | The reply came in a few minutes ago listing ten different countries with which he does business . ’ |
| 30 | Jock Lewes came in a few days later with a different tale to tell . |