Example sentences of "come at [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | ... But no , for he had said her heart was badly damaged , death might have come at any time . |
2 | For all her encouragement to them to come at any time to her house , Rose herself was wary of calling at Great Meadow . |
3 | It is very , very unfortunate to come at this time . ’ |
4 | as if to increase my terror , there came at that instant a pause in the electric war overhead . |
5 | Beside him Carol watched the modern-day gladiators as they came at each other . |
6 | Villagers said that none ever came at this time of year . |
7 | You know the tears came at this time |
8 | B : [ pragmatically interpreted particle ] the milkman came at some time prior to the time of speaking Yet it is clear to native speakers that what would ordinarily be communicated by such an exchange involves considerably more , along the lines of the italicized material in ( 3 ) : ( 3 ) A : Do you have the ability to tell me the time of the present moment , as standardly indicated on a watch , and if so please do so tell me B : No I do n't know the exact time of the present moment , but I can provide some information from which you may be able to deduce the approximate time , namely the milkman has come ( see R. Lakoff , 1973a ; Smith & Wilson , 1979 : 172ff for a discussion of such examples ) . |
9 | But at 11.20 pm — just as Highlights from Augusta offer relief from a man repeatedly declaring that the second election result may be coming at any minute — Scotland is being indulged with different fare . |
10 | Someone could come at any minute . |
11 | The last Scotsman to score against the French giants has warned Hateley to watch out , however , because the knock-out blow can come at any time . |
12 | An election could come at any time , and policies across the board were being honed in readiness . |
13 | ‘ Blood can come at any time . ’ |
14 | Already almost a year earlier Churchill had recognised that the enemy collapse in Europe might come at any time . |
15 | Even if he is able to negotiate a minimum fixed term before the landlord 's power to break can be exercised , once that period has expired a notice can come at any time . |
16 | So if we can be quite clear in our minds from now , you might get questions on it tomorrow , you might get questions on it at some point in the future during the week , but they inevitably come at some point . |
17 | Mr. Sedley for two of the appellants argues that because of the quasi-judicial nature of the Secretary of State 's task , it comes at that end of the spectrum of tribunal decisions which require reasons to be given . |
18 | And er he said no , it 'll be the milk , it 's the milkman , he comes at this time . |