Example sentences of "come on the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 " Clever of you to come on the right night , " he said .
3 Do you want me to come on the nineteenth as well ?
4 ‘ Want to come on the Grand Canyon with me ? ’
5 I need to come on the pink potty , I need a
6 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 .
7 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 .
8 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 ] .
9 The allegations of drug-taking sessions came on the first day of Murray 's trial before Lord Kirkwood .
10 Stock boats came on the first day , they start coming away in May .
11 My annual rendezvous with Ben Holt , a climbing friend based in Geneva , came on the 125th anniversary of the first ascent of the Matterhorn , which we celebrated with an ascent of the Dent Blanche .
12 When Therese came on the entire evening lifted into top gear .
13 Lloyd soon followed for 84 , but then King and Murray continued the torment , and , when the declaration came on the second evening , the score was 687 for 8 , still the West Indies record against England .
14 The attack came on the second day of a planning appeal on behalf of the town 's Sundial Hotel .
15 ‘ I think it might even be further away than we came on the Long Drive , ’ said Masklin quietly .
16 The Bush broadside came on the last day of the Republicans ' convention in Houston , Texas .
17 Mr Sells 's statement came on the third day of the inquiry into allegations that three London specialists were involved in trafficking in kidneys .
18 The allegation came on the third day of an insurance fraud trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court .
19 But they only had one goal to show for all that effort , that came on the half an hour from top goal scorer Martin Foyle .
20 He denounced the arrests on Aug. 14 of opposition leaders , which , he noted , came on the same day as the release of Sgt. Venançio Mikó Obiang , who was convicted in July 1983 of participating in an attempted coup the previous May [ see pp. 32299-300 ] .
21 They started drinking before the parson ever arrived and , when he did , fell upon the beer kegs that came on the same cart as though they were men dying of thirst .
22 The news came on the same day that the car makers Rover announced another year of losses .
23 The meeting came on the same day the latest casualty of the rent increases left his pub .
24 But her greatest thrill of all came on the very day they were going home , for the Brownie Guider from Stowbridge came to see them off and she brought the exciting news that a second Pack was being formed at Stowbridge and that the way was now wide open for Brenda to become a Brownie .
25 A loud imperious knocking came on the tongued boards of the ceiling in the middle of the rowdy relief .
26 The lorry driver , a relief worker from ISC Chemicals in Bristol , came on the wrong day and found nobody at the plant .
27 When Peace came on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month , the citizens of Glasgow at home and abroad were elated , relieved , delighted , and very , very tired …
28 When the sulphonamides came on the clinical scene , he gave much attention to them .
29 The Eastern National , in 1929 , took over followed by United Counties who came on the local scene in June 1928 .
30 Now I 've got one coming on the other toe .
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