Example sentences of "come [adv] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the circumstances , Benjamin Titford might have been tempted not to leave his name in the parish register , either , as his bride came gingerly down the aisle bearing his as-yet-unborn son and heir . |
| 2 | Without any fuss they were setting up a machine-gun while a party came straight up the hill towards the ambush positions . |
| 3 | Tom Tedder 's easy voice came reassuringly down the line . |
| 4 | Back in 1988 though , none of the above was known to this actress , who fancied herself as a serious artist who 'd been through the portals of the National and the RSC , albeit coming quickly out the other side , and whose biggest ambition was a ) to perfect a stage yawn , b ) to trim her inner thighs , and c ) to fry a perfect fishball . |
| 5 | He 'd said his prayers and celebrated Mass , Benedicta just slipping in at the door and kneeling next to the baptismal font instead of coming further up the nave . |
| 6 | ‘ They 'll be coming straight up the middle , wo n't they ? ’ |
| 7 | Then she saw it , a white toy , coming fast up the house drive before turning sharply off behind the stable block . |
| 8 | Three years ago the agency was clearly struggling for profitability , coming well down the annual leagaue table for the industry prepared by accountants Spicer and Oppenheim . |
| 9 | Prisons would come well down the list of priorities should Labour ever be in government , and those working in the prisons would soon discover that , too . |
| 10 | In fairness to those whose questions come further down the Order Paper , I propose now to speed up a bit . |
| 11 | Continue adding the pieces in the same way until the arms come half-way down the body . |