Example sentences of "came [coord] [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A fifteen-year-old in grey flannel wandering around London in school holidays with an adolescent 's apocalyptic vision , praying that he would lose his virginity before the bombs came and blasted him to oblivion . |
| 2 | The storm came and drove them into their flimsy shelter . |
| 3 | Seb was out harrowing one of his own fields when the young stable-hand came and told him of Christian 's arrival . |
| 4 | And the police came and interviewed me about it . |
| 5 | I stood and looked at it and it came and rubbed itself against my leg . |
| 6 | And on a Saturday with Jenny going in if there 's any overtime you and old what's-a-name was there and he came and tapped me on the shoulder . |
| 7 | She came and kissed him in her brisk way . |
| 8 | She came and kissed him like an anteater , and he went out of the door . |
| 9 | She stood her ground — he came and planted himself in front of her . |
| 10 | The footman came and dismantled it for me and I brought a chair to the French windows , quite casually , and there was natural light coming in . |
| 11 | Afterwards Aunt Louise came and took me to her room , leading the way up a strange little creaking curving staircase . |
| 12 | Mrs Donnan came and took me by the hand . |
| 13 | She shook her head , lifting her coat down from the peg , her heart beating double time as he came and took it from her to slide it smoothly up her arms . |
| 14 | Well , it did n't do them much good May Lee came and rescued me In fact she seized me by the arm ‘ Well ? ’ she said |
| 15 | And oh probably after this meeting , not now , apparently Peter came and see me about samples procedure , I E marketing . |
| 16 | He finished dressing , then came and held her by the shoulders , kissing her lightly on the mouth . |
| 17 | They talked for ages , making their drinks last , and no one came and bothered them at all . |
| 18 | She was at court every time with me , and she came and visited me at Holloway . |
| 19 | He came and threw himself on our bed , shaking all over . |
| 20 | ‘ I called — quite unexpectedly — just before you came and found her in bed , so I 'm filling her hot water bottle . ’ |