Example sentences of "[pron] coming a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I like them , they 've brought us central heating an' that , but we do n't want all these roads cutting into the green belt ; and you ca n't sneak up on anybody now when they can hear you coming a mile off . |
| 2 | They 'll see you coming a mile off ! |
| 3 | As with most good tumbles , you could see this one coming a mile off — and could do nothing to prevent the inevitable . |
| 4 | I 've got a big one coming a wooden one , supposedly I think of something . . |
| 5 | They stopped only to pick up Cheryl , who saw them coming a long way off and ran down to the road to meet them . |
| 6 | More or less you see them coming a mile off now . |
| 7 | But most clever journalists see him coming a mile off . |
| 8 | You could see him coming a block away . |
| 9 | You saw it coming a mile off . |
| 10 | Well , we did n't have much luck out in the open because the rabbits saw or heard or smelt us coming a mile off and bolted down the nearest hole , even though we were mute and trying to stay down wind ( the wind kept switching direction in little gusts ) . |