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Example sentences of "a [noun] came [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	A clerk came up to the counter .
2	Sure enough , a light came on in the middle floor of the wing .
3	A soldier came out of the old jailhouse , rifle held lightly in one hand , barrel pointed down .
4	A professor came down from the university to investigate the project .
5	When I was in the hospital after I 'd had Baby , a bloke came round with the different contraceptives , saying which one are you going to use .
6	After about half an hour a girl came out of the gate , her tartan shawl held round her with rough , reddened hands .
7	The back door of the house opened and a girl came out into the yard .
8	Well I , I was sitting in my house one night on the , I think it would be er nineteen fifty four , and a deputation came up from the ward committee to see me and wondered if I would join the council .
9	A waiter came out of the car-park of the Queen Victoria Hotel .
10	The sentries had been primed to admit him without challenge , Alexei noted , and as soon as his escort had dismounted a trooper wearing the gorget of a provost came out of the gatehouse and led them away towards the stables .
11	A civilian came up to the mousy man and asked him a question .
12	And yet … there was a night , long ago now , when a mist came in off the sea ; we slept uneasily , then woke in the dark , to hear the cold whine of sea magic in the air .
13	A Yek in the long coat of a merchant came out of the door of the house .
14	A rising sound between a crow and a cheer came up from the men .
15	Presently a woman came out of the door at the side of the house and walked towards them .
16	But nobody cared for the stones he told And he sat all alone of a night Until one day a traveller came in from the cold A sorry and miserable sight .
17	He sat , and at once a page came out of the shadows with a tray which contained cups and a flask of wine .
18	Just hours before the train was scheduled to depart a call came through to the Youth Allyah office in London , warning that the transport was about to be cancelled .
19	And then , at four-thirty when she was just contemplating going off shift , a call came in on the red phone that made her feel cold inside .
20	We were feeling rather disgruntled at how many good films we 'd obviously missed when a man came on to the stage to read the nominations for one of the categories .
21	A man came out of the haze and stood alongside looking at me .
22	Ruth rang the bell at the gate and a man came out of the lodge to attend to her .
23	A man came out of the pantry beyond , a small man with a sharp clever face , in an apron and gaiters .
24	Then he moved aside , and a man came out of the darkness of the shop , hesitated for a fraction of a second and then turned away into the bazaar .
25	A voice came out of the flames : ‘ Neil Kinnock is a man of integrity and consistency , a man who will never betray his principles . ’
26	Instead , a message came through during the first part of the show that Sigourney loved Julian , and was asking specifically to be seated next to him .
27	Rachel had imagined that the accident would put paid to Family Day and that the other activities , including the firework display , would be cancelled , but within the hour a message came through from the hospital from Sir Anthony to say that , because miraculously there had been no fatalities , with even the pilot surviving his injuries , it was his express wish that the Family Day celebration should continue .
28	A slave came out into the yard , a broom in his hand .
29	Naturally the wounded had to be got away first , but later that day a plane came back over the mountains , and we were lined up again , and told that we could take only a small amount of personal possessions .
30	There was movement in the cage from where the old female 's voice came and a shadow came out on the floor of her cage , thin and gaunt , the silhouette of an eagle .