Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] [noun] came [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Today , in my constituency of Brecon and Radnor , where my father came from and where I come from , unemployment has doubled in the past 15 months . |
| 2 | ‘ There was a scene where his unit came across a camp of German soldiers who were doing press-ups . |
| 3 | She refused to listen to the Jeremiahs who predicted she would have to change her operating style once her company came under the scrutiny of the Stock Exchange . |
| 4 | Luckily , in a place the size of Scampton it was easy enough to keep out of her path , and this I did quite successfully until my turn came for demobilisation . |
| 5 | They promised that if their cathedral came through unscathed , they would dedicate a window in gratitude to the Royal Air Force . |
| 6 | Now what would have happened if her broker came to this convention and heard about their disease , and two years ago sold her a disease policy , that would have given her two hundred thousand pounds , on the diagnosis of the disease . |
| 7 | The Scottish Constitutional Convention , which I have described in the past as the Labour party at prayer , failed to address any of the substantive issues that would affect Scotland 's representation in the House if its proposals came into effect . |
| 8 | At about this point Philip and his advisers decided that the best way to preserve the crown for Frederick — in view of the failure of the regency council to control the princes — was for Philip to take it himself until his nephew came of age . |
| 9 | She continued to play until his hands came on her shoulders , and somehow she kept on playing until his hand lifted her loose hair behind the ear and his mouth came down and touched it . |
| 10 | Holding his body rigid , Yanto used the weight of his body to fall forward He fell forward very slowly until his hands came in contact with the sand by which time the suction on his feet had been broken . |
| 11 | She clomped down the steps in her ankle boots and blue woollen dress , and stood shyly beside Willie , twisting the hem of her dress in her hand till her knickers came into view . |
| 12 | His comeback ride — in a flat race at Fairhill , Maryland — was a winning one , and his first competitive ride in Britain since his illness came on Roadhead in a steeplechase at Stratford on 30 August 1980 : ‘ Hail Champion the Wonder Horseman ’ , headlined the Sporting Life . |
| 13 | ‘ Well , what is it this weekend ? ’ she asked rashly , before her mouth came under control from her brain . |
| 14 | I therefore reminded him that the Emperor had authorized my journey , and told him that whether his soldiers came with me or not I was leaving that afternoon . |
| 15 | A soldier of the Cheshire Regiment keeps a look-out for guerrillas after his patrol came under fire during their relief mission in Bosnia . |
| 16 | I felt that it was pretty rotten after the way the chap helped us , especially as my friend came from a staunch Church family . |
| 17 | It was so pitifully easy for the customers : the temptation so hard to resist , to pick up a bar or two of chocolate from the counter , a packet of tea from the shelf , even a bag of flour , as my aunt came from behind the counter , passed through to the kitchen , down the steps into the old still-room to draw vinegar from the cask , or paraffin from the tank ( its pump rattling up-down , up-down ) , or across the yard for corn or toppings , or up the back stairs for some item kept on the little landing ; so that the shop began to make small profit or none at all . |
| 18 | Ah well that was when my son came in the business . |
| 19 | ‘ When my grandparents came on holiday with us , he was the one who took us round castles and museums and told me stories about being in the Scots Guards , ’ said Marjory , who inherited most of his books when he died two years ago . |
| 20 | When my father came with drinks , I told my story again . |
| 21 | It was a movement she 'd made a million times before , yet as soon as her fingers came into contact with his thick , silky hair she felt a jolt as though an electric current had shot right through her , making her start back in surprise . |
| 22 | And to be his was what she wanted — which made it such a nonsense that when , as he caressed his hands over her naked behind and then pulled her to him , that as her body came into contact with the pure maleness of him , she experienced a moment of totally unexpected panic . |
| 23 | Another — and this is one of the most perfect sights in all cycling — is the silken action of one of those men who can sit perfectly still , hands lightly on top of the handlebars , and spin his legs beneath him as though their motions came from a quite different source of power . |
| 24 | Noble affinities were in any case constantly evolving as their members came of age , married and died , but Gloucester 's lordship brought other changes . |
| 25 | Noble affinities were in any case constantly evolving as their members came of age , married and died , but Gloucester 's lordship brought other changes . |
| 26 | Gorbachev declared that around 150 Soviet advisers remained in Iraq , but that they were leaving as their contracts came to an end . |
| 27 | FOUR men are suing Merseyside Police for damages after they waited nearly four years to face charges only for the Crown Prosecution Service to offer no evidence when their cases came to court . |
| 28 | When her voice came to his ears it denied the ordinariness of her clothes and the simplicity suggested by her powderless face and loose lying hair , for her tone was crisp , each word clear . |
| 29 | Mary was still standing by the bed when her mother came into the room and , without looking at the bed , walked over to where grandfather kept his emergency money , usually about £1,000 . |
| 30 | When her mother came into the room the picture was completed but the grass had all been coloured blue . |