Example sentences of "he come [prep] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was while teaching a form called ‘ the sink ’ — the exam failures and the less bright — that he came to that perception which all good teachers share : to inspire pupils you have first to gain their attention and one of the best ways of doing that is through humour and anecdote . |
| 2 | Mary Benson recalls Orton Chirwa in Britain 40 years ago when he came to this country to protest against imposition of the Central African Federation : ‘ How vividly one recalls Orton , the slight , bespectacled , amused young lawyer who proved to be an articulate , passionate speaker whose wit enlivened public meetings from London to Edinburgh , while Banda , then a GP in Willesden , embarrassed organisers with his tub-thumping rhetoric — Banda the medical doctor , who was to subject Orton and Vera Chirwa to such extremes of suffering , remaining impervious to every appeal and protest on their behalf . |
| 3 | They were moving with me all the time and er , the eldest child was four year 's old when he came to this country and er , two and a half year 's old the girl , younger to him . |
| 4 | He came to this village where there was a festival going on , with everyone taking part in a dance . |
| 5 | He came to this village where there was a festival going on , with everyone taking part in a dance . |
| 6 | He came to this charge after years in Mount Darwin , where the war is going on . |
| 7 | There used to be a woman sergeant in [ place ] who used to refer to the reserve men as ‘ dick-head reserve men ’ , ‘ fucking idiots ’ , till one day this reserve man says to her , ‘ See that man over there , before he came to this job he was a aircraft technician , [ name ] used to be a chief mechanic . |
| 8 | Well , the angel Gabriel disguised himself as a poor beggar and walked through the forest until he came to this pear tree . |
| 9 | Now I hear some of you saying this : ‘ Jesus saved me from my sins by taking my burdens himself ; he came to this earth to save me and to redeem me . ’ |
| 10 | As she wondered , in he came with more boxes of gear . |
| 11 | Guided by a mournful bleating , he came across several groups of sheep , huddled together in the vain hope of safety . |
| 12 | ‘ He came across this seed in Cumbria and said : ‘ I wonder if we ought to invest in a bit ? ’ . |
| 13 | So he came along this morning and picked it up ! |
| 14 | Certainly he came under such guidance from within his family which clashed with his own predilections , for his varsity life seems to have been plagued by vocational uncertainty and more than a touch of its weakening indifference . |
| 15 | But Mr Major was expected to face stormy Commons scenes as he came under more pressure during Prime Minister 's question time this afternoon . |
| 16 | He was facing stormy Commons scenes this afternoon as he came under more pressure during Prime Minister 's question time . |
| 17 | But Mr Major was expected to face stormy Commons scenes as he came under more pressure during Prime Minister 's question time this afternoon . |
| 18 | What if he came in this evening through a door that was n't there and sat in a chair-shape , reading a paper that had never been printed , saying aloud bits that were only hum and haw again to me ? |
| 19 | He came in this morning with fourteen different bottles . |
| 20 | The defendant who has a belief in consent will be acquitted no matter how he came by this belief and whether or not he considered the possibility of non-consent . |
| 21 | The Jamaican-born winger is six weeks ahead of schedule and if he comes through this test against a Tranmere side , he will be on target for an appearance in the Premier League match at QPR on November 23 . |
| 22 | Here he comes with that idiot Gladys White . ’ |
| 23 | And er he said no , it 'll be the milk , it 's the milkman , he comes at this time . |
| 24 | From what he tells me I think he comes within this definition , as he says you were never naturalised as an American . |
| 25 | ‘ I suppose it 's because he comes from this area — his home is here . |
| 26 | The one who will be in open an oppos opposition , the other a subtle infiltration. he comes in many guises does n't he ? |