Example sentences of "i [verb] come a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first things I did came a cropper . |
| 2 | I had come a long way ; and I could recognise the signs of travel in others . |
| 3 | I 've come a long way — I may have to go much farther — and I 'm not turning back now . |
| 4 | ‘ I 've come a hell of a long way , you know . |
| 5 | I 've come a cropper over this before , bemoaning the appalling performance of a 386/40 until I noticed that the tiny turbo light was off and , instead of running at 40MHz , the machine was running at 8MHz ! |
| 6 | I 've come a long way to make a reconciliation with him , and I do n't want interference from some snooty cocktail waitress . |
| 7 | But I 've come a long way and er so I 'll go back next er Wednesday to the department and er er if people will bear with me and put up with it er I 'll take it er fairly slowly to start with but I dare say there will come a time when er erm you wo n't notice much difference . |
| 8 | He said oh I 've come a bit too early have I ? |
| 9 | Then the Bishop firmly gripped the King 's tunic round his chest and shook it violently , saying again , " You owe me a kiss because I have come a long way to see you . " |
| 10 | Er but er I 've managed to fiddle it with the suggested preachers for the November series , which I have come a little bit unstuck about . |
| 11 | But I have come a long way since then |