Example sentences of "i came to [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | And every time I came to that bit I jerked up in my chair and Miss Ross shouted at me . |
| 2 | I came to that conclusion at that time |
| 3 | I can not give over any of the powers that I , as a Member of Parliament , elected by the citizens of Aldridge-Brownhills — and each of us elected by our respective constituents — was given when I came to this Parliament . |
| 4 | Last week I came to this school to discuss the course with the Head . |
| 5 | But when I came to this country … |
| 6 | As a youngster — I was twelve when I came to this country — I imagined it was only temporary . |
| 7 | ‘ And these stones — so unexpected in this magnificent country — because I confess it is not for the pleasures of civilisation that I came to this district but for the informing breadth and spectacles of Nature — reminded me of somewhere I knew not where and that was my over-selfish study which all but ended in a brute collision with yourselves ! ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Lord , I came to this world by accident . |
| 9 | Is the Minister aware that , before I came to this place , I served for many years on a local authority as chairman of the environmental health committee , which had a wonderful section for meat inspection ? |
| 10 | He says , you know when I came to this house I had to have split all my furniture into little bits so I could get it up the stairs . |
| 11 | I had no intention of marrying early when I came to this town . |
| 12 | ‘ I know all that , ’ I began to feel angry and frustrated , ‘ but Goddammit , the only reason I came to this island was because of my interest in polio . |
| 13 | It just so happens that , before I came to this debate this morning , I was flicking through a pile of press cuttings when I came across one from The Journal ( Newcastle upon Tyne ) , a north-eastern regional newspaper . |
| 14 | I came to this conclusion after being asked by a student for some information on Occitan . |