Example sentences of "[was/were] coming [adv] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After all , we were coming up to Christmas , season of goodwill . |
| 2 | And I was downstairs with Lottie ; and we were taking coats , do you see ; people were coming in to lunch or dinner — I forget — we were taking the coats , and a man went upstairs — I do n't know who he was — and he had a big head , and it was completely bald ! |
| 3 | The approach of evening and release from the heat had transformed the city through which they rode , and the tree-lined streets that had been scorched and deserted on their arrival were coming rapidly to life . |
| 4 | He rang to say that he was coming up to town that evening … ’ |
| 5 | Then the breakers were all astern and Terrie was coming round to starboard to motor up the back of the reef . |
| 6 | It was coming close to midsummer , and a time when every man had more than enough work on his own land ; but Bishop Hrolf , rendered pentecostal amid the dusty glory of his chosen element , dispensed his rota of tasks with a bone-clear , indisputable justice that only the hardier ever disputed , and then under plain fear of excommunication . |
| 7 | She was coming down to earth . |
| 8 | Dustin knew he was coming in to Broadway with Jimmy Shine and did not relish the idea of making a film and simultaneously appearing in a play , especially as the production was having problems on the road . |
| 9 | And since I was coming in to town she asked me to get some more . |