Example sentences of "come on [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had come on to Benedict 's from an interview with her bank manager . |
| 2 | Besides , it had come on to rain , and the prospect of arriving home soaking wet to find my housemates Trisha and Brian curled up in a post-coital stupor in front of the TV was more than I could bear , so I swallowed my pride and went back inside . |
| 3 | There is another possibility that they have n't mentioned because the book has n't come on to deal with it yet , but you should know what it is . |
| 4 | I think most people heard about it from r.s.s. , but I hope some have come on from TSB . |
| 5 | I think most people heard about it from r.s.s. , but I hope some have come on from TSB . |
| 6 | ‘ Andrew Impey has really come on in leaps and bounds since he first broke into the first team and Ian Holloway does a great job for us . ’ |
| 7 | Sue Leggate says : ‘ Consumer rights have come on in leaps and bounds since Which ? first appeared . |
| 8 | Son Pardo has come on in leaps and bounds since finishing fifth on his debut at Newmarket on 2,000 Guineas day . |
| 9 | With the introduction of carbon fibre , rod development has come on in leaps and bounds . |
| 10 | The young members section has come on in leaps and bounds in the last few years . |
| 11 | ‘ He 's technically a very good goalkeeper and he has come on in leaps and bounds in recent weeks , ’ he said . |
| 12 | He has come on in leaps and bounds this season . |
| 13 | They need no special wiring and may be thermostatically controlled to come on at 3°C . |
| 14 | The application will take several months ( or longer ) to come on for hearing . |
| 15 | You 're supposed to come on to parade with clean boots , Jones ! ( condition 3 ) |
| 16 | He could certainly arrange to come on to Rome afterwards though he did not think he had quite enough courage to join the parish party . |
| 17 | Hire equipment needs to come on to site at an early stage ( see list ) . |
| 18 | I 'd hoped to come on to Prague after that . |
| 19 | He thinks it 's us trying to come on like Einstein . ’ |
| 20 | The lights in the ceiling came on without fuss and illuminated the ancient brick walls and the weathered old grey beams which crossed from side to side , holding up the planks of the floor above : holding up the planks , except where the hole was . |
| 21 | We glimpse Raulinus , for example , who came from Devon in the mid-thirteenth century , wasted time as a student in Paris for two years and then came on to Bologna making a living copying manuscripts , drinking and writing love poems to Meldina . |
| 22 | A grim twist came on to Taggy 's lips . |
| 23 | The pressure came on to Goreng from above . |
| 24 | But it was a damp , grey morning , and they had n't gone far before it came on to rain . |
| 25 | ‘ He told me that there was a wonderful view , but it came on to rain and — ’ |
| 26 | — subs were Newsome , Whelan ( who came on for Sharpe towards the end ) and Lukic |
| 27 | Before the action came on for trial the defendant applied for an adjustment of his liabilities under the Liabilities ( Wartime Adjustment ) Act 1941 . |
| 28 | Strandli again came on for Wallace with about 5 mins left . |
| 29 | Strandli came on for Rocky towards the end . |
| 30 | Leeds battled fiercely with Whelan playing well up front , holding the ball and putting decent balls in the box a lot ( he came on for Rocky at half time ) but when we did get back in it it was Deano who was in the box and looking like scoring who got hauled down and the ref points to the spot . |