Example sentences of "[noun sg] come [adv prt] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Compare , for example : ( 16a ) I was glad to see the police car come around the corner . |
| 2 | ( 16b ) I was glad I saw the police car come around the corner . |
| 3 | And always when a funeral come down the school road , there 's blinds would be taken down as well . |
| 4 | She saw only her darling come down the room Nicandra might have walked alone , so unaware was Aunt Tossie , for the moment , of the little friend . |
| 5 | Diesel offers immediate fuel saving of between 20 to 30 per cent , and when such developments as the direct-injected , two-stroke , supercharged diesel come along the savings could be higher , 70 or 80 per cent , which would reduce carbon dioxide emissions . |
| 6 | They still had some close escapes , the most important of which came after 49 minutes when midfielder Michael Thomas beat the keeper with his cross-shot only to see the ball come off the foot of a defender on the line . |
| 7 | Er a well I do n't know , I feel that th there used to be something in that , that used to burn it up now what they call their top site and when they burned it they took all the acid out of it , and there used to be all yellow stuff come out the chimney and that , when they finished burn that was always red and the Germans used to come after that before the war , Second World War , they used to come after that and they used to reckon they make paintwork but now you done something else different with it and they use I tell you we used to give it the name of green oar or parites |
| 8 | Charlie thought he saw a faint smile come over the colonel 's face . |
| 9 | But the awareness of what might have been had not some stalwart Cornishman come along the beach in the nick of time and the thought of the possible after-effects on both Celia and Liza haunted him . |
| 10 | And er , and he thought he was all hard , right and he was walking , I know he 's a dog but he , he , he knows , you know what I mean , and he walked past the shop and the dog come out the shop you should 've seen my wisht up in my arms Could n't stop laughing . |
| 11 | This enchanting white-faced chestnut could be excitable before her races — it was the Royal Hunt Cup winner Come On The Blues , her travelling companion and calming influence , on whom she had her crush — but was admirably genuine , and her home-stretch surge to bring British racing its first great triumph in the Breeders ' Cup ensured that the affection in which she was held during her racing career would not fade . |
| 12 | My heart and stomach seemed to collide as I heard a rapid panting noise come over the phone behind Eric 's muttering . |
| 13 | ‘ I just saw a little skitchy guy come down the fire escape and slip into that alley . ’ |
| 14 | And a chap come out the offices and say right , you you you . |