Example sentences of "came and go like " in BNC.
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| 1 | The patients who recovered in these boxes and enclosures came and went like the inmates of any other busy casualty ward , but , of course , there were big differences : most importantly , there was no waiting list , and no one had to pay ! |
| 2 | From what she 'd gleaned from Janine he came and went like a bloody ghost , flitting in and out as it suited him . |
| 3 | The acid trip came and went like an image on a screen , sometimes faint , sometimes strong — music among the trees , Lori 's dark head singing , colours among the undergrowth , curling like lurid fog , light crowning the treetops , Lori seeming to move in a stately dance . |
| 4 | Scott-Scobie 's strength was that of the Foreign Office , faceless but continuous while PM 's came and went like lantern slides . |
| 5 | The swallows came and went like carpenters , |