Example sentences of "[adj] they came [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm afraid they came down the steps and chose the path leading away from me , so I only saw those three at a distance . |
| 2 | Erika knew the words of a Protestant pastor , himself tortured and executed by the Gestapo : ‘ First they came for the Jews — and we said nothing . |
| 3 | ‘ First they came for the Jews , then they came for the communists , then they came for the trade unionists , then they came for me ’ , he repeats over a silky , mesmeric House groove , gradually adding a line each time , until he gets to ‘ and there was no-one left to speak up for me ’ . |
| 4 | That we could introduce to our neighbours first they came through the door . |
| 5 | And then at last they came to the tunnel . |