Example sentences of "[noun] come [adv prt] and [verb] [art] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ This now brings me to the moment when I have immense pleasure in asking Douglas Irwin to come up and receive the watch worn by his father on that fateful night nearly fifty years ago .
2 Three days later a wind came up and revived the fire which spread to and damaged the plaintiff 's land .
3 Almost a town in itself , Dunlaoghaire was some miles from the centre of Dublin , a big harbour where the mail boat came in and left every day for Holyhead bringing the holiday visitors .
4 cos I had it running in the kitchen while we were cooking tea last night and Sue came in and goes a real big fart , and goes oh I have n't been able to fart all week , she says !
5 After a song and a prayer , a priest in green vestments came on and preached a long sermon warning us all not to misuse authority .
6 Then the Prince came up and had a try and he did n't do any better . ’
7 The scream must have been real , because Mum came in and put the light on .
8 Regulars at the Foresters Arm , Coatham Mundeville , looked on in astonishment last year when bailiffs came in and stripped the pub of furniture and fittings .
9 Doyle came over and inspected the newspaper .
10 And what about the occasions when a junior does most of the work , leaving the boss to come along and give an expensive twiddle of the hot brush ?
11 Unstoppable , and so tailor-made for success it 's like them lying there , legs akimbo , waiting for the major companies to come in and shag the ass off them .
12 Even as we spoke , a young lady came in and bought the little creature for fifteen pounds , hammer and all .
13 Until , perhaps , another child came along and put a stop to such activities , at least , as far as she was concerned .
14 And also mention that er this bloke came round and issued a offered er int , er intimidation and threats !
15 HP-UX 10.0 had been scheduled for release in December , but that was before COSE came along and re-wrote the rules of engagement .
16 HP-UX 10.0 had been scheduled for release December , but that was before COSE came along and re-wrote the rules of engagement .
17 Then in typical fashion the sun came out and dried the heather till it crackled and Scotland recorded the highest temperature in the British Isles .
18 Its job will be to consider the responses coming in and to decide the priorities .
19 It may well be that if you set the penalties so high , and if you can have a hundred per cent detection , then there may well be a deterrent element in these crimes , but basically the law is clearing up a mess , and the mess has occurred , and then the law comes along and does the best it can .
20 Dr Maurice Hankey , land use specialist with the Scottish Landowners ' Federation , said : ‘ Water services in Scotland are unique in Great Britain in that they have the right to come in and lay a water sewerage pipe without the landowner 's consent .
21 ‘ Water services in Scotland … have the right to come in and lay a water sewerage pipe without the landowner 's consent . ’
22 It ended in a fight — I hit him , he hit me — then the teacher came in and broke the whole thing up .
23 The people from the betting shop came out and called the police but it was too late , the two youths had run away . ’
24 They both ordered cider , which Knocker was drawing as Renee came over and placed the colourful concoction in front of Julie .
25 Crowds of people went out and a young clergyman came in and ordered a pint of bitter .
26 She still had n't found an answer when the housekeeper came in and served the first course .
27 And we had erm we , there was a few changes during that time , we used to get troops coming in and occupying the classroom , and we maybe , at the very early days I can remember having to go to the Street School and also the Street Hall which belong that was a church hall .
28 ‘ In a word — fantastic ! ’ she replied , and would have trotted out all she 'd seen again , had not a waiter come along and placed a menu in her hands .
29 I need to get Jo to come down and make an appointment What 's the name please ?
30 ‘ It is not easy to give a two goal leaf away to First Division and then show the character to come back and win the game .
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