Example sentences of "he came [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Anselm had known Hugh as papal legate in France when he was abbot of Bec , but his close association with him came at a moment when he was in a very perplexing situation .
2 Beauty to him came from the soul , as we say , and he saw it as his task to exteriorise it in some way that harmonized with the subject matter .
3 He came down the tiny steps at the side of the stage and sat beside Zach .
4 He came down the lane towards me like a man sleep-walking .
5 She ordered herself to leave , to walk up to her cabin , but she stood rooted to the spot as he came down the stairs towards her .
6 However , after his stepfather 's death in 1859 , when he came into a comfortable inheritance , Wallis never again made the same artistic impact , though he remained an Academy exhibitor until 1877 .
7 ‘ He wanted to develop his business on a private basis , and if he came into the glare of publicity as owner of Manchester United he would not be able to do that , ’ one of the negotiators said .
8 When he came into the room , sleepy and rubbing his eyes , he too stared as if not able to believe how like all other mornings the morning was .
9 A tall lean figure with deep lines carved vertically down his brown cheeks , he came into the office looking as cool as he did on a winter 's day .
10 He came into the Guyana team as a 20 year runs straight away , and remained a permanent fixture .
11 He started gawking at the people in the stands when he came into the stretch .
12 Now he came into the dining-room where I was working and sat down opposite me at the table .
13 IAN WOOSNAM , so out of form coming into the Masters , nevertheless began to put up an heroic defence at Augusta National yesterday and was within a stroke of the lead as he came into the finishing holes in his second round .
14 Then , he came into the room .
15 He came into The Bar with blood everywhere .
16 When he came into the office , past Selinda his secretary , an elderly woman who was constantly asking him to give her ‘ something interesting to do ’ ( How could he ?
17 But he was certainly guilty , thought Henry , of liking Elinor and , as he came into the hall , nodding his big head as Elinor fussed round him , Henry wondered whether his wife might not be , au fond , quite a pleasant woman .
18 Dr Nolan looked deadbeat as he came into the little bedroom at Milltown .
19 He came into the Northampton side at home to Luton on 30 October and scored a hat-trick in a 6–1 win , following this with another against Southend in December .
20 As he came into the light of the street-lamp Myles could see an exasperated look on his face .
21 Billy came to the attention of Palace devotees when our Junior team proceeded to the Final of the 1977 FA Youth Cup and then beat Everton over two legs , but he came into the League side in October that year as deputy for injured skipper Ian Evans , and was the undisputed possessor of Palace 's number six shirt by the end of that 1977–78 season .
22 Harry was a little diffident to begin with , but he soon settled down and made his first appearance for Palace at outside-right when he came into the side for season 1922–23 on 30 September at Leicester .
23 He came into the Palace side at the start of 1925–26 and , injuries or illness apart , was a fixture there for the next eleven seasons , so that he is still within our top eight all-time appearances .
24 He came into the Met Office regularly and knew all our names .
25 Flt Lt Marshall was extremely embarrassed and always avoided my eye whenever he came into the Met Office after that .
26 The small one , who was fat and bald and wore a green baize apron , looked positively livid with fury as he came into the room .
27 He came into the dressing room and closed the door , a middle-aged man of medium height wearing a grey suit with a white roll-neck shirt .
28 So Shitvolumes started preparing his next show as if I were going to be in it , until one day , just before The Jungle Book was about to go up , he came into the dressing room .
29 He came into the room with a broad grin on his face and could hardly wait to tell me that not only had he managed to approach several people at work and ask them questions , but that he had decided to put himself to the test over the last few days and had , in fact , gone up to complete strangers in the street to ask them the time .
30 He came into the department in Orkney at a time of crisis , his remit to operate on a shoestring budget , and to repair social work 's damaged reputation .
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