Example sentences of "come on [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had come on no other Scarabae beyond Cheta , who had brought her breakfast . |
| 2 | This was a clear breach of the understanding on which he had come on a joint mission to the pope . |
| 3 | ‘ And so you 've come on a friendly visit ? ’ |
| 4 | The parlour had come on a long way since I was a boy . |
| 5 | ‘ I have come on a scientific investigation to rectify the freak effect which brought those poor unfortunates , ’ he waved at the screen , ‘ to this forsaken place . |
| 6 | At first , Emma 's notes , on brightly coloured paper , had come on every ninth or tenth day . |
| 7 | When she had stopped the car and climbed out , she wondered for a moment whether she had come on the wrong day or at the wrong time , though she was sure she had not . |
| 8 | The policeman and the girl had come on an ordinary routine visit . |
| 9 | Then there 's a lady over here who comes or used to come on a regular basis a couple of times a month she comes now a couple of times a year . |
| 10 | But I have also come to realise that standing as still as you must while waiting for your chance to come on a frosty day is not exactly the height of pleasure . |
| 11 | He looked at her and said , adopting roguishness , ‘ Would you like to come on a long journey with me ? |
| 12 | When Aubrey had accepted one of their many invitations to come on a lengthy visit , it did cross Harry 's mind that his resemblance to his sister might bring back painful memories , but although Aubrey had now been here over a week , he , Harry , had felt no desire to wish himself free of his engagement . |
| 13 | " Clever of you to come on the right night , " he said . |
| 14 | Do you want me to come on the nineteenth as well ? |
| 15 | ‘ Want to come on the Grand Canyon with me ? ’ |
| 16 | I need to come on the pink potty , I need a |
| 17 | I will certainly look with compassion in days to come on the three hon. Members whom I have not been able to call on the statement , but we have a busy day ahead of us . |
| 18 | However , if the department or faculty you are interested in is not listed , or it is impossible for you to come on the given dates , then we will do our best to arrange an individual visit for you provided you give us plenty of advance notice . |
| 19 | ‘ How 's that ? ’ the girl asked , but then the phone rang and there was no time to worry because they were swinging into action with the RTA , two victims of a car smash who came on a blue light with sirens wailing . |
| 20 | My rebellion came on a solid base of love , admiration and imitation which I had done when I was very young . ’ |
| 21 | In 1899 Watson came on a second tour and this time went to the far west . |
| 22 | The words came on a husky out-breath . |
| 23 | He had been locked in a cabin , a prisoner with the officers when the bombers came on a low-clouded November afternoon . |
| 24 | My first acquaintance with Manzoku came on a bitter day during a New Year visit . |
| 25 | The news of Soeur Dosithée 's holy and resigned death came on a black-edged card in a black-edged envelope . |
| 26 | The end of phase one of Kylie Minogue 's unstoppable rise to world fame came on a sunny afternoon in June 1988 . |
| 27 | Erm and so it was sort of going to the corner shop and buying what they could , er when they had the money , and sometimes they would borrow money from somebody whose benefit came on a different day . |
| 28 | Latimer 's voice came on an indrawn breath . |
| 29 | ‘ In a cliff on the edge of the city , about 2,500ft up from the valley floor , we came on an old tomb , full of bones and ceramic pieces . |
| 30 | The announcement came on the first day of a planned four-day general strike called by the Confederation of Trade Unions ( CTU ) to protest at the country 's perilous economic situation [ see p. 38836 ] . |