Example sentences of "came [adv] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Arbroath was founded in 1178 by an order descended from Abbot Bernard who left Poitiers for Tiron ; monks from this Benedictine reform group of Tironensians established Kelso down on the Borders , and two friars came thence to Arbroath . |
| 2 | Across the dale , through the haze , the flanks of Brant Lea above Bishopdale and the edge of Carperby Moor above Aysgarth came slowly into view . |
| 3 | Half a dozen figures came slowly into view , dressed in army camouflage and carrying automatic weapons . |
| 4 | They came mostly from Norfolk and Suffolk , but ( like York ) Norwich was able to attract people from distant places . |
| 5 | It all came right for David when he legered a sardine on size 8 barbless trebles to a 20 lb wire trace and 12 lb line . |
| 6 | ‘ You came right on cue . ’ |
| 7 | I ca n't figure it out : the crocuses came right on time . ’ |
| 8 | But she saw , too , Roberta , who came swiftly to Faye , and seized her two arms , and pulled her back out of sight . |
| 9 | The sort of help which siblings gave included loans and gifts of money ( these came especially from brothers and sisters who were unmarried ) , gifts of food and clothing for the children ( usually from married sisters ) and help in finding employment for the male breadwinner ( from brothers ) . |
| 10 | Then they came together for discussion and forward planning . |
| 11 | They came together with pride and passion , each glorying in the belief that Hans Christian Andersen had been right and that their fairy-tale had indeed been written by the fingers of God and come to fruition in the Enchanted Garden that had captured the heart of a city . |
| 12 | They came together with control engineer Dave Smith to look at this particular problem but , as their work progressed , their recently acquired quality training made them realise that a Corrective Action Team was needed to look at the wider question . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Once we have mastered a keyboard , most of us flinch at the idea of having to write a lot of stuff out in longhand , but there are still poor benighted souls that find the keyboard impossible to master , and for their benefit , Microsoft Corp , Apple Computer Inc Lotus Development Corp , General Magic Inc , Go Corp and Slate Corp came together at Comdex to announce Jot 1.0 , a standard that they hope will enhance the use of pen-based computers . |
| 15 | The Phantom was among the cream of Ireland 's rock journalists , music columnists and radio personalities who came together at Boss Croker 's on Arran Quay last week for a lunch in which details of this year 's Smithwicks Hot Press Awards were announced . |
| 16 | They had been trained in their own callings — pilots , navigators , gunners and wireless operator 's — and came together at No 19 OTU Kinloss where they were to be trained on Whitleys . |
| 17 | Victor and vanquished , he was beginning to think , came together in art and were one and the same . |
| 18 | Compagnie des Machines Bull SA and IBM Corp came together in Paris last week to put the finishing touches to their collaborations , announcing successful conclusion of specific contracts that comprise the far-reaching open-systems technology and associated manufacturing alliance announced on January 28 . |
| 19 | Compaq Computer Corp and Microsoft Corp came together in Washington yesterday to announce that they have entered into a comprehensive agreement to develop new products and markets and to make personal computers easier to use . |
| 20 | Addressing the fragmented state of personal computer systems management , Intel Corp , Microsoft Corp , Novell Inc , Sun Microsystems Inc 's SunConnect and SynOptics Communications Inc came together in Washington last week to announce that they are working together to address iAPX-86-based workstation management issues , specifically resource management , configuration management , performance analysis , software monitoring and security . |
| 21 | Everything that the day had contained came together in Ruth 's head . |
| 22 | Having been segregated in different prisons after arrest , the three men came together in Brixton prison just before their trial . |
| 23 | Several doctors , professors and scientists came together in London in November 1987 to compare notes on current research . |
| 24 | Cellular Inc of Englewood , and TVX Inc , Broomfield , both Colorado came together in Dallas yesterday to introduce a means of transmitting video images from a miniature camera to a personal computer using the cellular and terrestrial phone network . |
| 25 | In September 1956 liturgical leaders , including six cardinals and 800 bishops , came together in Assisi to express their gratitude to the pope for all the changes that had been brought about in the liturgy during his pontificate . |
| 26 | As concern grew about this situation , particularly in the heartland of Soweto , parents came together in community groups with students and progressive teachers , and agreed upon an organized return to classes . |
| 27 | The trio , who first played the Maltings three years ago , came together in Southend in April 1989 . |
| 28 | Even more extreme and , frankly , disturbing was the case of Jamaican-born boxer Winston Davis who came alone to England ( his parents preceded him ) in 1970 , when aged 13 . |
| 29 | They were driving up the Harrow Road and had just passed the complex of St Mary 's Hospital when the campanile of St Matthew 's came suddenly into view on their left . |
| 30 | Underlying the suffrage struggle was a set of attitudes which dictated that women 's natural sphere was the home , that their full development came only with motherhood and that a ‘ womanly woman ’ would not be interested in or want the vote . |