Example sentences of "come and [pron] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ The Americans asked us if we wanted to come and we said , S'pose so , ’ grinds the aptly named bass player Martin Blunt , unravelling his gnarled fingers from their intertwined tense bundle .
2 ‘ The Americans asked us if we wanted to come and we said , S'pose so , ’ grinds the aptly named bass player Martin Blunt , unravelling his gnarled fingers from their intertwined tense bundle .
3 Here is one of the fastest growing services in the public sector over the decade to come and we 've entrusted local government with it .
4 We hope that you will be bale to come and we look forward to meeting you then .
5 And I want you to come and we 'll sort things out .
6 ‘ You were quite right to come and what you 've told me may be important .
7 It was very , very difficult for them , they had to come and they had to find the , the actual crash , and it was an appalling position to get to , erm , the efficiency was splendid .
8 There were a man that used to come and they called him the gauger well we would likely call him the customs officer now .
9 And he used to come and they could see him coming for he had to come in a cart .
10 It did n't take much to persuade her to come and nothing would have prevented me from seeing precisely what it was that had turned my schoolfriend into what the Daily Express called ‘ a phenomena ’ .
11 I wanted her to come and she never did .
12 Her two Newmarket wins last autumn promised plenty to come and she is certain to be suited by middle distances .
13 She 's soaking wet and within a few thrusts I 'm ready to come and she 's panting , then grunting then calling out , ‘ Oh , fuck , yes ! ’ and then it 's all over and I collapse over her and then fall off her and almost cut my ear on the cool blade of the kitchen knife lying on the sheet .
14 when she was due to come and she 's still got a very bad chest
15 Course , that was did n't want to come and she said oh they asked for it in so I just pretended I did n't I 'd handed mine in and did n't say anything like , you know in ca like , cos I had to go and get them yesterday .
16 well she said she , she wants to come and she 'd like to come , but it 'll be end of June , because she 's going to some er Methodist day out somewhere , I do n't
17 because he could n't get to there you see so I said well it 'll have to go now , well we 've got it shifted and it 's thrown away and , and that 's the end of that , so I says now when she does decide to come and she wants to be in here , well I said she 'll just have to carry a mattress in , and that 'll be alright just for her to sleep on
18 Do n't label letters ‘ first reminder ’ and so on , as you are telling your debtor there are still plenty to come and there is no need to hurry with his payment .
19 I think I 'm right in saying Madam Chairman that y of those first seven we 've still got two schemes in still to come and there was one in erm so I look forward to the progress and er that we 're making on this and all I can say is
20 The difficulties of ICI Fibres were compounded by the fact that throughout the European industry , capacity was already ahead of production in anticipation of still better things to come and there were programmes for further expansion .
21 So so basically , in a minute , have to sit down and write a list of who is going to come and who is not and what order .
22 Quinn wrapped one arm around the thin shoulders and remembered a day long ago in the jungles along the Mekong ; the first time he was ever in combat , and how he survived while others died , and how afterwards the sheer relief caused the tears to come and he could not stop them .
23 Home Secretary Kenneth Clarke said of Mr Major : ‘ I am sure he will retain the leadership for many years to come and he is in the process of emerging from the Government 's present difficulties . ’
24 On some cases yes because I was always told this man he that used to come and he was so clean looking and that he was a barber .
25 She agreed to come and I took her first to the more brilliantly decorated one , not knowing that she was not only a very religious woman but also a girl who had been brought up in the strictest kind of convent — no heating , nothing for show .
26 Yesterday , Sangster said : ‘ It had to come and I 'm delighted to hear that the government is committed to its introduction before long .
27 I knew too that that invitation was bound to come and I was dreading it .
28 ‘ The hard part is still to come and I know I wo n't be given any big money to strengthen the squad , even if we stay at the top .
29 My best performance is still to come and I am clear in what I have to do this season . ’
30 It is unfortunate that the talk comes quite so soon after Christmas , but I hope all members living locally will make every effort to come and I know that they will be glad they did .
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