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

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1 And , every twenty minutes or so , a storm broke : thunder rumbled , lightning flickered , and tropical rain came crashing down from the showerheads fitted in the ceiling .
2 The ground trembled and over-head many bikes , toy tractors , etc. strung above the ceiling for display purposes , came crashing down upon the team .
3 She must have sat alone there for a good quarter of an hour , singing to herself , before Henry and Lettice came crashing back through the woods , squealing that they had seen Humphrey and Janet and must take to the skiff at once .
4 A car came speeding out of the fog , mounted the pavement and smashed into them .
5 He was climbing on the barrier so he came to go back into the room to tell you what he was doing when Dale fell . ’
6 However , I made my position very clear to the Whaddon and Mitchley Argus sports hack , Mark Crowe , when he came sniffing round at the funeral .
7 But when the death coach came galloping out of the wild black sky to take Darby O'Gill to hell , it fairly put the fear of God in me ; more so than any clergyman before or since , however vivid their threats of eternal damnation .
8 Scraps of paper , issuing from the city , came twirling in through the cab window .
9 As he entered the paved courtyard the rain came whipping in from the sea , lashing against the car and obliterating everything .
10 Otley came tearing back down the stairs white as a sheet and put the mug of cocoa down on the table .
11 Ranulf and Maltote following suit just as the two crossbow quarrels came whirring out of the darkness , skimming the tops of their heads .
12 A stray , dingy orange kitten came yowling up to the back door one night .
13 ‘ And I knew it from that first day when you came driving down to the chais like a crazy woman .
14 Hers said it was by mistake but I know it was n't and he came wandering out of the wood , all black and shaggy like the Beast in the fairy tale in the most peculiar clothes , very ancient , and dreadful wild hair like pictures of the Prophets . ’
15 As the sun rose higher , shortening the shadows and drawing the dew from the grass , most of the rabbits came wandering back to the sun-flecked shade among the cow-parsley along the edge of the ditch .
16 Hotspur put up a hand to the furred collar of his cloak , and let it slide from his shoulders ; and like a silent and attentive valet the girl came gliding out of the shadows and took it from him .
17 Suddenly there was a flash of lightning and a roll of thunder and the heavens burst sending us scuttling into the woods for shelter , but it was n't long before the rain got through and drenched us with miniature Niagaras that came cascading down from the broad leaves .
18 Caspar came bounding out of the tangle of fallen trees below the cliff .
19 She came stumbling back into the dining car followed by a commotion of people yelling behind her .
20 A group of shaven-headed yobbos , with tattooed cheeks and nationalistic leanings , observed this from the upper deck and came swarming down from the bus .
21 Also , I had sobered up by then and caused some complications by trying to stop the cheque — until my father came squealing on to the line .
22 As she let herself in at the front door her mother 's voice came booming out of the kitchen .
23 A daunting figure came looming out of the night .
24 Zoser came hurrying out of the church and joined his wife .
25 Just as her words were out one of the charity women came chattering in through the open doors to the terrace .
26 And Mrs Fawcett came rushing up to the hospital with the perfect solution : she lent me a battery-operated portable radio .
27 I thought she was talking about you , I mean she never mentioned no names when she came rushing up to the top just the same , do n't know what 's the matter with Wynne today , the edge there Lynda .
28 He came rushing on to the platform just as a train bound for Debden came in .
29 When responsible citizens or policemen came rushing out into the road to grab at it and avert a disaster , Uncle Titch would leap up from behind his seat and pretend they just had n't noticed him .
30 Two farm hands came rushing out of the barn and ran across the field to the motionless figure .
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