Example sentences of "had to come [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Otherwise what they got some of the latest cranes out down there , you had to come off the barrel , go up the jib , come down again , then up again . |
| 2 | Well as I actually had to going round the corner , to get myself round the corner , I had to come off the brake and onto the accelerator |
| 3 | One of the girls had to come to the door to call him . |
| 4 | Then the pastry for the tarte , again all mixed by hand , would not lift off the board — which was the only time Eric had to come to the rescue . |
| 5 | The Government 's business managers had to come to the rescue when it looked as though the Bill might be lost at Committee Stage . |
| 6 | Except in winter , when heavy snow sometimes delayed us and another engine had to come to the rescue , we generally arrived on time at Parma. just occasionally a tram car went off the rails ; perhaps Camera was overcome by the thrill of speed . |
| 7 | A chance mention in a letter written in the 820s shows that one card in a Carolingian king 's hand was the existence of a " solemn custom " whereby any recipient of a benefice had to come to the palace in person and ritually " commend " himself to the king . |
| 8 | Three weeks later at a meeting I knew I had to come to the point where I said yes or no to Jesus . |
| 9 | Then the stupid Shirnette had to come into the toilet , failing about laughing . |
| 10 | I mean , my husband has even at one point had to come into the bathroom , when I got my mother stuck in the bath er , could n't get her out , it was , it was him or the fire brigade , tha that was the choice , basically ! |
| 11 | According to the conventional wisdom , successful presidential candidates had to come from the middle of the political spectrum . |
| 12 | However , the document 's final approval had to come from the Pope himself , a task the Pontiff apparently relished . |
| 13 | And she had to come in the car while I |