Example sentences of "come [adv prt] the [noun] " in BNC.

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61 I came down the slope , trying not to smirk .
62 Even the fishing fleet came down the harbour as expected from intelligence reports , and might have choked the narrow 100 yards wide entrance if a burst of tracer from a destroyer had not turned them aside as they grasped the situation .
63 As the dusk came down the bats came out and the song of birds ceased one by one until only a lone blackbird spoke occasionally from the shadows .
64 I think there was somebody called who came down the isle and gave a couple of balloons .
65 The first , wearing a traditional Burmese longyi , or sarong , and carrying an umbrella and a briefcase , was thoroughly searched by Thai security forces when he came down the plane steps .
66 A groan of real sympathy came down the line .
67 ‘ There 's no mistake , Miss Stanley , ’ the girl 's voice came down the line .
68 A purr came down the line .
69 There were five of them , and whenever they arrived they came up the woodland track on a big spreader wagon with a battered old van bouncing along behind .
70 ‘ As we came up the trackway of your house , Sir John , we found a Hand of Glory with a lighted candle in its fingers . ’
71 Horses and carts were the only means of transport until an infrequent bus service came up the valley to add a further lifeline .
72 I told him that when he came up the ramp he must accelerate on the throttle at speed so that he got the front wheel up in the air , so he would n't nosedive and hurt himself .
73 Great carts pulled by as many as six horses at a time came up the roads from the east and waited at Ridgery Butts until a party of people who wanted to cross the forest formed up so that they could travel together .
74 Danish invaders found their way to Lough Neagh between AD 849 and AD 1014 but whether they came up the Bann is uncertain .
75 " They came up the streets towards the station , crowds of people , young men .
76 Standing under the vaulted fan roof of that incredible building , listening to the pure soprano of the leading choir boy singing , ‘ Once in Royal David 's city ’ as the choir came up the aisle , it was difficult to restrain our tears .
77 When the lights came up the girl looked at the audience , her mouth slowly opened and on her face was an expression of incredulity .
78 Now the reason for the five thousand reduction there is that there is traffic or there was traffic that previously er came up the A sixty one but then went along Follyfoot Road which is the road you 'll see on the plan which parallels the southern bypass , and that is why up that very short section er there was this reduction er which was heading for points to the east , which clearly went on then to the southern bypass .
79 Wilkie came up the sand and arranged her return with M. Grimaud .
80 When his case finally came up the evidence of the couple 's daughter , who had been watching the whole incident , was torn to shreds by Russell 's lawyer .
81 Several days before these events a ship came up the Ankh on the dawn tide and fetched up , among many others , in the maze of wharves and docks on the Morpork shore .
82 Martha came up the companion , followed by a boy very much taller than she was .
83 Bars of sunlight broke through the slatted windows and swept back and forth across the floor , and the smell of the sea came up the carriage bearing memories of childhood outings .
84 He came up the week before on his own but he played two rounds every day .
85 It was dark and the sea was rising rapidly as I came up the firth , keeping the bows in the direction of the flashing lighthouse on the White Hill of Vatster .
86 On the 42nd lap Levagh came up the straight between the grandstand and the pits in his silver Mercedes at about 240 kph ( 150 mph ) and was being followed by Fangio .
87 Victoria came up the room and seated herself on the couch , and without either greeting or preamble , she said , ‘ I 've had indigestion ever since Christmas Day .
88 Mrs Stych was singing as she came up the garden path .
89 He came up the garden shouting something — they did not properly hear him .
90 While she was working , Kalchu came up the ladder carrying a basket of jharo , the resinous wood that 's gouged from deep inside the trunks of the oldest , tallest pine trees , then cut into chips and burned for lighting .
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