Example sentences of "they came [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | With just over 20 miles to go Curry led Boone by 1.10 , but the less experienced Roe Valley rider was starting to slow , and as they came past the finish line with 16 miles remaining his lead was down to 48 seconds . |
| 2 | And as they came towards the end of the day he had to do some quick thinking to find out whether he 'd have to keep the men working right up to the last minute in order to get the stint , of three-quarter of an acre 's ploughing for each man , finished . |
| 3 | They came towards the seated group cautiously but without hesitation — almost as if their entrance had been prearranged . |
| 4 | His parents did not get on and parted during the war , which put an end to the old hierarchic world of Amnersfield , where you were not to look at your masters when they came up the drive , but to hoe on regardless . |
| 5 | Spreading out a little , they came up the hill , rain and wind pushing them , sometimes staggering under the force of it . |
| 6 | She could hear Jack and Alison modifying the pitch of their voices as they came up the stairs . |
| 7 | When they came up the grassy track that led to the headland , out of the wood that clothed the side of the valley where the village was , the girl was delighted and her mother relieved that she liked it . |
| 8 | They came up the steps with a Coptic woman in a long black gown and veil . |
| 9 | There were still soldiers patrolling , and as the cart turned right into Pope 's Quay they came under the scrutiny of a Royal Irish Constabulary man on duty at the corner . |
| 10 | He was concerned that residents missed out on last year 's winter warming cash because they came under the Whitby weather station where temperatures are warmer than in Boosbeck , Lingdale , Stanghow and Moorsholm villages . |
| 11 | As they came through the exit doors , Ricky looked wearily round for an Avis sign . |
| 12 | Not wanting anyone to see her dress from behind — the hem had come undone and she was n't wearing stockings — she had hung back as they came through the doors of the Grill Room . |
| 13 | That we could introduce to our neighbours first they came through the door . |
| 14 | Adele , the younger of the two sisters although some privately reckoned that she looked a little drawn-in and slightly older than Angelica , was wiping down the flour from the big kitchen table as they came through the door . |
| 15 | But I was surprised by their looks , as they came through the airlock — enough to keep me from being puzzled , then , about how they had crossed from their pod to my ship without space suits . |
| 16 | Cobalt was speaking to Maurin as they came through the garden together . |
| 17 | At times the heat could become unbearable so they slept on deck as they came through the Suez Canal . |
| 18 | At ground level the street was lined with traditional little native shops , most of them carpenters , it seemed ; and as they came through the Tentmakers ' Bazaar , with its gay awnings and saddle-cloth and leather work , they saw ahead of them in the archway of the gate the gleam of the blue tiles of the tiny Dervish mosque . |
| 19 | ‘ That 's the calm sea , ’ he pointed out the inlet that ran to Ballysadare as they came along the narrow twisting road into Strandhill . |
| 20 | I 'm afraid they came down the steps and chose the path leading away from me , so I only saw those three at a distance . |
| 21 | Holding hands , they came down the stairs in an exaggerated parody of the grown-ups ' dancing , shaking skinny hips , flicking their free hands , the glowing end of Jasper 's cigarette describing parabolas in the darkness . |
| 22 | They came down the steps at the side of the tunnel and disappeared into the darkness . |
| 23 | They came down the stairs into customs in procession , wearing party dresses and dull cardigans and silver shoes , with ribbons in their pigtails and a purple tinge under their skin from the cold . |
| 24 | Well , this afternoon the tall housemaids were then going by to have their tea ( they had their own sitting-room , the housemaids did ) ; they came down the stairs . |
| 25 | Even Boddy , who had been telling Westerman as they came down the stairs how he had been at Bad Godesberg in 1938 just two days after Hitler and Chamberlain had left , trailed away into silence . |
| 26 | The Corporal stopped , ordering the boy who 'd fired to go back to the spot and engage the malais as they came down the road . |
| 27 | They came down the side streets in droves , like T.S . |
| 28 | As they came down the sloping road to the harbour they could see the ferry just coming in to dock . |
| 29 | They came down the steps of the hotel with their Kodaks — at the Continental there was always a large number of Americans — and were immediately fallen upon by dragomans , donkey-boys and street-traders of all kinds , all offering instant picturesqueness without the trouble of having to go too far in the heat to find it . |
| 30 | Erika knew the words of a Protestant pastor , himself tortured and executed by the Gestapo : ‘ First they came for the Jews — and we said nothing . |