Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] come " in BNC.
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| 1 | If Nevil did come back , even if he was giving away religious tracts , she 'd castrate him before the doorbell had stopped ringing . |
| 2 | However , later David did come and see me to ask if his group could play on the school steps at the PTA fête which was to be held in the summer , so I suppose that was one of his first public engagements with his group . |
| 3 | ‘ There 's no mystery about it ; David did come to the house . |
| 4 | It would be wonderful if Peter Sebastian did come to Venice for the opening of his exhibition , though it had been suggested by the Press that he had an American fiancée , and might be staying permanently in the States . |
| 5 | In his view Tom was being used as a pawn in the relationship between his parents and unless his parents did come to an arrangement whereby ‘ a more stable home situation ’ was provided , Tom would benefit from a residential school placement . |
| 6 | Surely if the judges did come to their decision on the grounds of relative merit , they should be prepared to defend it ? |
| 7 | Was there a major breakthrough when this confession did come to light ? |
| 8 | The next one was a direct hit , and the whole ceiling did come down . |
| 9 | It 's true you know if a di if a child did come out the gate , with that wee fella yesterday I saw him he was with Ryan and he went up that path like lightning . |
| 10 | ‘ It came across on the doorstep that people wanted a local man and the race question did come up , ’ he said . |
| 11 | ‘ Even if Elaine did come and go very quickly , Miss Rose would have had something to do with it . ’ |
| 12 | Well I was out there watering at time scares was on and I had this letter and planes did come over and I laid me ho hosepipe down , I mean you know so he would n't be able |
| 13 | ‘ Though maggoty meat and people with one eye did come into it at one point . |
| 14 | Kenneth Graham did come to visit quite a lot between 1880 and 1910 . ) |
| 15 | When war did come on Bank Holiday Saturday — 4th August — young Kenny was nowhere to be seen , but John was in his same position , shouting loudly to the crowd as usual . |
| 16 | The imperial and defence campaigns perhaps did something to prepare the nation for war and they certainly prepared the parry to take the lead when war did come in 1914 . |
| 17 | Your reaction did come as a shock , you know . |
| 18 | When his friend did come , Vincent 's parents approved of him , charmed by his personality . |
| 19 | So I thought I 'd better get some petrol in case Mr Marius Steen did come up to town over the weekend . |
| 20 | They said yes , Andrus did come on Fridays and had been doing so for years . |
| 21 | Then on the rare occasion that the ball did come , of course , she missed it . |
| 22 | I mean , suppose I am right and the glass ball did come from Vic 's collection . |
| 23 | I have had the great privilege to know some very talented young people whose dreams did come true . |
| 24 | In Laura 's world dreams did come true . |
| 25 | Just before his death Poulantzas did come to accept that the state could be a field of political struggle and that this ‘ institutional ensemble ’ was not unified but was subject to conflict and disunity . |
| 26 | If trouble did come , survival would depend on knowing who could be trusted and who could not . |
| 27 | When the applause did come it was deafening , and she stood there unsmiling , though with her head bobbing up and down in acceptance of the appreciation . |
| 28 | ‘ Crime levels did come under consideration , but were a very small factor in the decision , ’ an Environment spokesman said . |
| 29 | When positive news did come , it again seemed to arrive out of the blue . |
| 30 | We even had a hot line set up between the reception at London Weekend and Number 10 , and a call did come through , but thankfully it was after we 'd done the show , when she was having a drink in the hospitality room . |