Example sentences of "came to me [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Mayor point of councillor letter came to me after I 'd already written which she will be aware long period . |
| 2 | As I was giving this description it came to me that I was talking about someone else . |
| 3 | Pondering on her invitation , suddenly the idea came to me that my collection of quotations and prayers could form the basis of a helpful book , and in a short time an anthology took shape under the title of Journey for a Soul . |
| 4 | Jane , of Bradford , said : ‘ I visit the graves often and the thought came to me that there are people in desperate situations needing help . ’ |
| 5 | Gangs of men were at work trying to rescue the contents of the burning shacks , going from one to another , putting out the fires ; or so I thought till with a shock it came to me that these were no rescuers but incendiaries , that the battle I saw them waging was not with the flames but with the rain . |
| 6 | It came to me that my mother was proud of her friendship with this high-spirited outcast , and I felt resentment as I thought of my own upbringing , of the fuss when my school reports were n't all that my mother would have wished , of the scene when once I had sworn . |
| 7 | I prayed that she would intercede for us , and show us her grace , and it came to me that she heard me , and that she willed to do us good . |
| 8 | When I looked at all this stuff , it came to me that it was very interesting that they thought of Beauty as beautiful and Cruelty as cruel . |
| 9 | When I looked at all this stuff , it came to me that it was very interesting that they thought of beauty as beautiful and cruelty as cruel . |
| 10 | An echo came to me an said |
| 11 | They came to me because they were unhappy with their agent and wanted to change to me . |
| 12 | ‘ She came to me because you 're useless . |
| 13 | ‘ Nick came to me because Kate kept saying how good-looking he was , ’ says Sarah . |
| 14 | Some decided that they would not pay the poll tax , but the people about whom I worry are those such as the elderly lady suffering from a form of senile dementia who came to me because she was being harassed about the poll tax . |
| 15 | ‘ The idea came to me because as a 15-year-old I worked as a plumber in churches and was impressed by the windows , ’ said Dave . |
| 16 | ‘ Billy came to me because he was in with a bunch of fanatics . |
| 17 | ‘ The idea first came to me when I was at college and Paul Watson , a BBC producer , came to do a series of lectures . |
| 18 | Father Abbot , here is a strange saying , for she came to me when I was not seeking her at all , when I knew nothing of her . |
| 19 | Saffroned mussels with pasta came to me when moules marinières , intended as a first course , suddenly had to feed a houseful . |
| 20 | Just came to me when you were tekkin' away that cleansin' and I thowt I was ower late . " |
| 21 | ‘ Rose came to me when she was fifteen — a difficult age . |
| 22 | He was moody all the time , with a flashing temper , and when Changez was at home , nursing his bad arm , Anwar came to me as I worked in the store-room . |
| 23 | It came to me as I listened that I did n't want to be anywhere else in the world at that moment , that what I was feeling at that moment justified all I had been through , because all I had been through was my being there . |
| 24 | He would not state his business , but he had come here to find you , and came to me as having been advertised as executor of Lady Merchiston 's will . ’ |
| 25 | Well when you say cake , do n't get the wrong ideas , erm my idea of a cake , the vision that I had of a , a three tier cake , came to me as I was striding home from a meeting across The Downs and I had this vision of a three tier cake . |
| 26 | He just came to me and said that he was unhappy and I said OK . |
| 27 | A few days later Lord Thorneycroft , the Party Chairman , and Alastair ( now Lord ) McAlpine came to me and asked if we could stage another for the European Elections — three weeks later . |
| 28 | When I did Der Rosenkavalier , the man down to sing Ochs came to me and said , ‘ I do n't know this part . ’ |
| 29 | Finally , I was left with one rehearsal , and at that point Professor Rosé , who was the distinguished leader of the orchestra in those days , came to me and said , ‘ Look here , you have only one rehearsal . |
| 30 | He came to me and said , ‘ I have talked with my directors and they will give you from now on DM 250,000 a year . ’ |