Example sentences of "came [adv prt] [prep] [adj] colours " in BNC.
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1 | But , along with everyone else , he had a tremendous game and played his part in one of Palace 's best-ever away performances in the old 3rd Division South , helping us to gain a splendid 3–2 victory and earning himself an accolade from Palace Manager , Ronnie Rooke , who said that Jack ‘ came through with flying colours ’ . |
2 | Despite the intensity of the tour , the pressure for information and the interest by everyone , the Aussies came through with flying colours . |
3 | There were even doubts over his availability for last month 's All Ireland semi-final , but he played and came through with flying colours . |
4 | If it 's any consolation to Gooch , Allan Border was in a very similar situation not so long ago , and he came through with flying colours . |
5 | Hankin said : ‘ We battled unbelievably well , and the lads , especially the youngsters , came through with flying colours . |