Example sentences of "came [adv prt] [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then Duncan Paterson , the selection convenor , came on to say that I had better get myself over to Murrayfield as soon as I could ! |
| 2 | Then Keith Hopper came on to say that at his place too the price had gone up 3p . |
| 3 | Elizabeth came down to say that the bed was warm , so Jonadab and his younger son helped George upstairs . |
| 4 | He had quite rightly decided that he could do no good by playing with the Huns at 20,000 feet , so came down to see that none of them got me . ’ |
| 5 | A hand came down to check that John was able to breathe . |
| 6 | Anyhow , it had been going for a very short time , not very satisfactory , because none of us really were very successful with our machine , and then a … messenger came in to say that a [ radio ] taxi driver had come into No. 10 to say he 's heard everything going on in his taxi in Whitehall . |
| 7 | When Mrs Grandison had rejoined them it was still not quite half-past two , but Mark came in to say that as everybody was already waiting in the hall and it would be difficult to restrain them from buying things much longer , the bazaar might as well be opened immediately . |
| 8 | They were at the toast and marmalade stage when Mrs. Mackintosh came in to say that Sir Bryan was wanted on the telephone . |
| 9 | I came in knowing that that was going to happen , so erm yo I think also I had the the freedom that I had chosen to live there , and I think that made erm the difference . |
| 10 | Sergeant Curtis came in to report that a woman living near Riddle had seen him in Bay View Terrace on Friday evening , but this merely confirmed the route he had taken . |
| 11 | Mary came in to see that they were well enough served and , yielding to a hint from Hope , stayed a while to watch , with him , the strange behaviour of this incongruous pair . |
| 12 | John , 42 , of Ellesmere Port , said : ‘ I was on the phone taking a 999 call when someone came in screaming that there was a baby who could not breathe . |
| 13 | He was right , a fire watcher came in saying that there was a stick of small unexploded bombs right down the Palace Road but that the junction of Munster and Dawes Road had had a hundred pounder and houses had gone . |
| 14 | Nine yeah , came up caught that just about getting in there |
| 15 | Sandra came back screaming that she could n't find the other kit . |
| 16 | Jasper went , was gone it seemed only for a minute , came back to say that they would be welcome . |
| 17 | At any rate , Salisbury came back to announce that his magnanimous prince had made this , his final decision . |
| 18 | Pat , instead of joining Alice in their scrubbing and painting , went off to " a friend " , came back saying that Bert had telephoned a message . |
| 19 | But then each crew who came back confirmed that it was true . |
| 20 | Forward scouts came back to inform that the English might had reached Cheswick , a mere six miles to the south , and its vanguard would be before Berwick in a few hours . |
| 21 | Four hours later we came out to find that three inches of rain had fallen , creeks had burst their banks , cars had been swept away , and people were injured and homeless . |
| 22 | At 10.00 pm the Corporal came round to check that we were all present and in bed before turning the lights out and leaving us to sleep . |