Example sentences of "they come [adv prt] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He turned as they came up the spiral wrought-iron staircase . |
| 2 | When Terry went upstairs to change , Ellie went with her , and when they came down a short while later , when Terry and Declan were ready to leave , Ellie was right there beside them . |
| 3 | ‘ I expect they came back the next day , or the next week ? ’ |
| 4 | And they came back the next day to build shelters for the Feast of Tabernacles , in obedience to the law 's commands . |
| 5 | We might ask desk officers to make an initial selection of important records as they come off the live system . |
| 6 | My missus has to buy the kids ' clothes down the jumble sale and if she wants a pair of nylons they come off the Green Shield stamps . |
| 7 | We get people on the programme singing and dancing so badly it 's painful , but they come back the next week and tell us that everyone 's stopping them in the streets to congratulate them , not slag them off . ’ |