Example sentences of "he [conj] [pron] came [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He laughed back when I told him that I came from a poor barrio in Britain and that we were no longer referred to as people either . |
| 2 | Later that evening she had told him that she came from Newcastle , that her widowed father had remarried and that she and her stepmother could n't get on . |
| 3 | Her sturdy common sense , the downright attitude to life which never ceased to surprise him , the constant loving references to a papa and a mama who sounded remarkably practical themselves , even if they had spoiled their beautiful daughter , informed him that she came from a background very unlike any that Dr Neil had ever encountered . |
| 4 | She rushed after him , almost bumping into him as he came to an abrupt halt in the kitchen doorway . |
| 5 | Alarm rose in response to the dark , angry glitter her defiant claim brought to his eyes , and as he began to move towards her , Maria also moved , whirling past him as he came round the desk . |
| 6 | There was , however , an instinct in him when it came to Judith that he 'd never experienced with any other woman . |
| 7 | Her father 's ship was on convoy duty in the North Sea , and her mother had gone to live in Glasgow so she could see him when he came into port . |
| 8 | He had one or two best pals after Bernard , but I never took to any of them ; and as he got older he never brought anybody with him when he came on a visit . |
| 9 | In 1981 Seve asked me if I 'd do a few tournaments with him when he came to the States . |
| 10 | Thirteen years as auxiliary Bishop in one of the largest diocese in England provided a wealth of experience and opportunities for reflection which Bishop Augustine Harris brought with him when he came to Middlesbrough in November 1978 , as the fifth bishop of the diocese , in succession to the late Bishop John . |
| 11 | She stumbled after him the length of the church portico , bumping against him when he came to a sudden stop . |
| 12 | At the south-western corner of the city walls two smaller castles were built , Baynard 's and Mountfichet , but never allowed to become great fortresses ; and they were finally removed from this strategic place by Edward I in the late thirteenth century : by a king whose mighty works at the Tower mirrored his determination to keep the Londoners under firm control ; but who greatly expanded the western end and formed a large new enclosure there for the Dominican friars , who could help him to ensure that no hostile presence met him when he came from Westminster to the City . |
| 13 | Apart from an explanation of the reason for the survey , how he or she came to be selected , a guarantee of anonymity , etc. , each question must maintain the respondent 's cooperation by treating him or her with courtesy and gratitude — a few ‘ pleases ’ and a ‘ thank you ’ are essential . |
| 14 | On the questionnaire form , the pupils were asked to guess the age and sex of each speaker , his or her background , and where he or she came from . |
| 15 | And he 'd got a boy who did stutter and he always used to go to granddad before er he when he came to school , before lessons and he 'd give him this pebble and he 'd say , now you can put it in your pocket . |
| 16 | I 've actually seen erm er been in a workshop as a participant where a chap who was excellent at this had what he did was while while the participants were doing some sort of an exercise he was actually making these tiny notes up in the top corner for himself so that when he when he came to the next sort of section that he wanted he 'd he 'd got he 'd got the odd notes just up there in the corner . |