Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] come [adv] [adv] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those going by sea of course came right down to the quay in in Porthmadog . |
| 2 | In places the cultivation is crowded out altogether and stretches of gravel come boldly down to the river 's edge . |
| 3 | The metaphor of war came as naturally to the lips of men who discussed their ‘ struggle for existence ’ or the ‘ survival of the fittest ’ , as the metaphor of peace came to them when they described the home : ‘ the dwelling place of joy ’ , the place where ‘ the satisfied ambition of the heart rejoiced ’ , as it could never rejoice outside , since it could never be satisfied , or afford to admit itself satisfied . |
| 4 | But beneath it she understood , accepted , found it far easier to hate him , when he fought her back to the bed , than to ignore him ; the bitings and scratchings of anger coming near enough to passion so that when he entered her again she found it possible , in her loathing , her detestation , her bitter resentment , to wrap her own strong , hard limbs about him in a grip designed to wound and crush him but which could also excite . |
| 5 | Although real operational amplifiers can never provide such properties , a modern operational amplifier formed within a single chip of silicon comes impressively close to meeting the ideal specification . |