Example sentences of "[noun prp] come [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | On this occasion he had , after the expenditure of many millions , built a refinery in Newfoundland , and he telephoned me to ask whether I could persuade Winston Churchill to come to the grand opening . |
| 2 | He called to Eleanor to come into the kitchen . |
| 3 | He then requested Lucy and Jean to come from the kitchen , and , standing between them , he placed an arm round their shoulders as he said , ‘ This is Lucy and Jean , who have attended to your refreshments on behalf of Stella , my hostess , who is indisposed . |
| 4 | When Trestle came to the Festival for the first time in 1986 , they were just beginning to make their name , and were virtually unknown in Belfast . |
| 5 | When Therese came on the entire evening lifted into top gear . |
| 6 | The emergence of the New Kylie came in the autumn of 1989 . |
| 7 | The imperial system of government was well established by the time Barbarossa came to the throne , with the established chain of command already described . |
| 8 | Tension between Iraq and Kuwait came to the world 's attention in mid-July when Saddam Hussein launched a fierce attack on the policy of those Gulf states , principally Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates ( UAE ) , whose over-production of oil he blamed for a corresponding slump in world oil prices . |
| 9 | It was almost time for Compline when Cadfael came from the gardens after his last round of the evening , and saw horsemen riding in at the gate . |
| 10 | It 's funny er when Richard came in the other day and said he 'd been he 'd been to the dentist and you said oh well they have n't been in touch with us yet . |
| 11 | She knew that Richard came from the castle and understood that his family was the family to which all the others deferred , but now instead of intimidating her Richard 's status seemed to impart a sense of protection . |
| 12 | When Millie came to the UK in 1964 on the strength of her huge hit ‘ My Boy Lollipop ’ , Edwards also arrived , and recorded under the tutelage of Chris Blackwell , Island 's Jamaican-born boss . |
| 13 | At their first major encounter , Emperor Yazdegird came off the better . |
| 14 | Mossadeq received him in bed ; he fluttered his hands as Harriman came into the room and launched into a fluting tirade against the British . |
| 15 | ‘ When Napoleon came to the boathouse , ’ I said , ‘ there was n't any sound of Harry battering his way out . |
| 16 | The cities in Ancona came under the imperial governor . |
| 17 | Unwittingly , Veronica came to the rescue . |
| 18 | Roy McCracken came to the Palace from Belfast Distillery in the summer of 1920 and , until he had the misfortune to break a leg in December , he was our first-choice right-half in our promotion-seeking team of 1920–21 . |
| 19 | Actually , I think it was at the opening of Pork because Andy came to the opening and David had that song on the ‘ Hunky Dory ’ album called ‘ Andy Warhol ’ , so we made sure they met . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ There 's a chap called Summers came in the other day . |
| 21 | There was a brief pause , before Emmet came on the line . |
| 22 | Des O'Grady had the honour when he and Kyle came to the 6th . |
| 23 | Sadi Carnot came to the second law of thermodynamics from pondering on the efficiency of an abstract and idealized engine ; and Helmholtz came to the first from considering simple mechanical devices such as trip-hammers driven by water-wheels . |
| 24 | Suddenly , her thoughts materialised as David came into the room , bringing a cold blast of air from the outer hallway . |
| 25 | ‘ I thought you two had agreed to settle your differences , ’ she commented after David came into the office for some records , then left without saying a word . |
| 26 | David came into the room . |
| 27 | When they arrived at Green Gables , Marilla came to the door to meet them . |
| 28 | Maisie came into the bathroom as he was standing slightly to the right of the basin , arms outstretched , thumbs interlocked ‘ squeezing an imaginary neck . |
| 29 | She looked , however , as if she was fairly determined to give her views on the matter , but before she could start on the Why do they come over here if they do n't like it ? speech or her I believe in respecting people 's religious feelings but would die to defend their right to disagree with me speech , Maisie came round the door . |
| 30 | Possibly the biggest change at the Pru came with the appointment in 1989 of a new chief executive , Mick Newmarch . |