Example sentences of "they came [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With just over 20 miles to go Curry led Boone by 1.10 , but the less experienced Roe Valley rider was starting to slow , and as they came past the finish line with 16 miles remaining his lead was down to 48 seconds . |
| 2 | And as they came towards the end of the day he had to do some quick thinking to find out whether he 'd have to keep the men working right up to the last minute in order to get the stint , of three-quarter of an acre 's ploughing for each man , finished . |
| 3 | His parents did not get on and parted during the war , which put an end to the old hierarchic world of Amnersfield , where you were not to look at your masters when they came up the drive , but to hoe on regardless . |
| 4 | Spreading out a little , they came up the hill , rain and wind pushing them , sometimes staggering under the force of it . |
| 5 | There were still soldiers patrolling , and as the cart turned right into Pope 's Quay they came under the scrutiny of a Royal Irish Constabulary man on duty at the corner . |
| 6 | But I was surprised by their looks , as they came through the airlock — enough to keep me from being puzzled , then , about how they had crossed from their pod to my ship without space suits . |
| 7 | As they came through the exit doors , Ricky looked wearily round for an Avis sign . |
| 8 | That we could introduce to our neighbours first they came through the door . |
| 9 | Adele , the younger of the two sisters although some privately reckoned that she looked a little drawn-in and slightly older than Angelica , was wiping down the flour from the big kitchen table as they came through the door . |
| 10 | Cobalt was speaking to Maurin as they came through the garden together . |
| 11 | The Corporal stopped , ordering the boy who 'd fired to go back to the spot and engage the malais as they came down the road . |
| 12 | They came down the side streets in droves , like T.S . |
| 13 | ‘ First they came for the Jews , then they came for the communists , then they came for the trade unionists , then they came for me ’ , he repeats over a silky , mesmeric House groove , gradually adding a line each time , until he gets to ‘ and there was no-one left to speak up for me ’ . |
| 14 | And if I remember they came then they came for the Trade Unionist . |
| 15 | They came for the climate , the charm of the river , and the antiquities . |
| 16 | But they came with the chief being an Anglesey man you see , they came from Anglesey as well to erm they used to come a lot in and erm as apprentices you know And er Aye no , the ol same old game again that er we in Wales seem to inherit it 's in I suppose it 's in the B B C and everywhere is n't it . |
| 17 | September last year they came , September last year they came with the display |
| 18 | Now we 're on the road , er , let's see what other goodies we 've got over here going on , oh , yes , we 're checking out how well people are being briefed before they came on the course . |
| 19 | They came on the scene when the private telegraph companies were ‘ nationalised ’ and integrated into the Post Office , the women literally being taken on as a ‘ job lot ’ with their male colleagues . |
| 20 | And this is a Sotino which is a quality brand in those days , I , I , do n't know if it still is , I assume it is , erm , which was not advertised at all , and although the Rolex 's and so on in this world have been heavily advertised as they came on the market , Sotino 's never really was , so my father had a struggle I suspect selling . |
| 21 | They came to the station to see him off . |
| 22 | They came to the station and besieged the travellers , begging them not to go . |
| 23 | They made a dam on the stream , which was something they often did when they came to the spinney . |
| 24 | They were being pulled steadily , Felipe digging his feet into the side of the cliff , and as they came to the top he eased Maggie over the edge and them came up himself . |
| 25 | In the end , they came to the decision that whichever one of them saw Tamar first , would try to have a private word to tell her of Davis 's presence , and then see how she reacted . |
| 26 | They crossed a zebra-crossing when they came to the promenade and turned right , leaving the harbour and the fish-packing station behind them . |
| 27 | They came to the edge of the moors and turned down a steep track towards the beach . |
| 28 | When they came to the apartment , Mary-Claude was cooking up a storm in the kitchen , Sarah was squalling in her crib in the front bedroom and in the back it was wall-to-wall Star Wars , with all the electronic gear we had in there . |
| 29 | They coughed their way through All Things Bright and Beautiful , and when they came to the bit about ‘ God made them high and lowly , and ordered their estate , ’ he waved them to an unceremonious halt and plunged into his sermon : |
| 30 | I mean before they came to the centre I think people felt Save The Children only did work in countries abroad . |