Example sentences of "came [adv] on [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You came right on cue . ’ |
| 2 | I ca n't figure it out : the crocuses came right on time . ’ |
| 3 | A student at Lashan Gliding Centre was badly hurt once when the glider lifted off the ground and came down on top of him as he walked by the nose . |
| 4 | Her hand came down on top of a large bunch of them and she felt a sudden stinging pain . |
| 5 | Just as he was leaving the roof there was a crack which stung his eardrums and the flagpole , struck near the base by a round shot , came down on top of him dealing him a painful blow on the shoulder . |
| 6 | ‘ Saunders came down on top of him . |
| 7 | She wound her arms around his neck , eagerly accepting his heated kisses until he lifted her on to the bed and came down on top of her , covering her and dominating her . |
| 8 | About one o'clock on the morning of 28th August , 1944 , a United States Air Force transport plane , with 20 service personnel on board , crashed on take-off and came down on Berelands Road and Hillside Avenue , Prestwick . |
| 9 | TV replays showed that Saunders went in with his foot raised and came down on Elliott 's leg as they both steamed into a full-blooded 50-50 clash . |
| 10 | Christian came down on Seb 's side when the laughter of Carrie and Tom had ceased . |
| 11 | But I ended by clarifying Jesus 's role in the scheme of things by quoting , as far as I could remember , from a hymn , ‘ He came down on earth from Heaven , he died to save us all . ’ |
| 12 | That was my work , then when she came down on duty , she would sit one side of the table with her books and I would sit the other and count all the money , you see , then I would take this money er , in a bag , through on to the black through the , past the ticket collector and take it to the booking office and they took it from me and took it when they took their money to the bank , you see . |
| 13 | ‘ I suppose I came down on impulse , but as soon as I got here I wished I 'd stayed in the house . |
| 14 | Looks bigger than umm Cos mummy had it with her when you came down on Saturday . |
| 15 | Unfortunately the pole was heavier than I had thought , I misjudged the angle and the thing came down on Dennis 's head . |
| 16 | ‘ Then two older boys came along on bikes and one of them went off to get help . ’ |
| 17 | to name but a few , it would be sensible if those of us responsible for production , came together on occasion to swap information , provide each other with examples of material produced , discuss difficulties experienced with regard to reaching specific target audiences , use of alternative formats ( ethnic minority languages etc. ) — generally a forum which would provide an opportunity to share methods and experiences . |
| 18 | Aggie had taken her hat and coat off and had dropped on to the settle , and as he entered the room she said immediately , ‘ Somethin' will have to be … ’ but paused as Millie came in on Ben 's heels , and she nodded towards her saying , ‘ Go and take your things off and set the tray . ’ |
| 19 | I do n't feel sorry for that man who came in on drugs and dropped |
| 20 | When Chain came in on Sunday morning and saw the result , he is said to have danced . |
| 21 | She , she 'd met him , she 'd come home from abroad in September you know from Korea dancing , that was er that came in on Sunday |
| 22 | Dennis Hopper , who was to become an important figure in Nicholson 's eventual break into major films , came in on James Dean 's coat-tails and was devastated by Dean 's death , as were Natalie Wood and their other close friend , Nick Adams . |
| 23 | Even though the overall union target had been cut back from £4.7 million to £2 million , only four unions came in on target : NALGO with £250,000 ; the National Union of Seamen and Fire Brigades Union with £50,000 each ; the fourth was the Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers , led by the vociferously right-wing Gavin Laird . |
| 24 | He came in on Guy 's unprotected left side , swinging a long pike , clearly hoping to cripple his opponent with the advantage of the weapon 's longer reach . |
| 25 | Shakespeare must have known someone very like Ralph Edwards when he put Fluellen into Henry V. If Ralph came in on St David 's Day , I would have hidden to avoid being forced to eat a raw leek as was poor ancient Pistol in that play . |
| 26 | Miguel came in on Friday evening , after seeing very little of the medical centre that week . |
| 27 | That order that came in on Friday . ’ |
| 28 | Her friend came in on Saturdays , on two buses from the Maudslay Road estate , and they had a fish supper . |
| 29 | On the other hand Raymond 's rival in the great struggle for Provence , Alfonso II of Aragon , came in on Richard 's side . |
| 30 | She came through on weekends , the smirk of the city still upon her face , wearing opal rings always cool to the touch , and highly glossed lips of mauve . |