Example sentences of "it [was/were] come [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then I felt the post begin to slide upwards through my hands , as if more of it were coming out of the ground . |
| 2 | The Report was intended as a review , giving a complete survey ( according to its prospectus ) of Chemistry and its Allied Sciences ; it was to come out in the first half of the year following that reviewed ; and it would give a faithful and ‘ whenever necessary , a complete digest of each investigation ’ in chemistry , and its applications in pharmacy , arts and manufactures . |
| 3 | It was coming over from the Empire , the colonies , as you know , and masses of grain coming in from America and Canada . |
| 4 | I left him to his problems because it was coming up to the time when Emil had said the crew should board the train , and I was due back in the coffee shop . |
| 5 | ‘ Ah ! ’ explained Jim , ‘ I wondered about that one , I shot it at dusk Sunday night as it was coming out of the ’ Grove ’ , that 's a small wood young lady' he explained . |
| 6 | In fact , it was coming back from the Tadcaster job that the old Atlas van that we had , blew up — the big ends just blew out of it and we had to dump it there and go . |