Example sentences of "[prep] coming [adv] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Today the town shows some signs of coming back to life . |
| 2 | But erm I stopped there till the war was finished and then er I went back to the Lock and as asked them if th there was any chance of coming back to work there , you know , cos and er they said oh yes , as long as you like . |
| 3 | I divided some of those files into sub-files and we have got rid of quite a bit of it now so you need n't be frightened of coming back to week-end working . |
| 4 | It was with a slight shock of coming back to reality that she remembered her resolution to visit Miss Grimes on her way home that evening , as part of her contribution to Christmas goodwill , a sort of ‘ good turn ’ done to somebody for whom one felt no affection . |
| 5 | Yeah , when he 's ready for coming upstairs to bed he growls , he do n't wan na move . |
| 6 | ‘ The university gave me some nice dinners and said ‘ do n't worry about coming back to work . |
| 7 | ‘ If you 're not doing anything how about coming out to supper with me ? ’ |
| 8 | He believes that he has ‘ lost something vital and positive ’ ( 146/342 ) in coming back to life , and wishes to ‘ die again' ( 104/300 ) , for he feels like a White Dwarf , or degenerate star that is very dense but not very bright . |