Example sentences of "come and [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was unlooked-for grace that after supper he should send his page to ask Mistress Hussey to be kind enough to come and speak with him in the small chamber the prince was using as a study . |
| 2 | We 're leaving in a week and I might not get another chance to come and speak to you . |
| 3 | I 'm sure we can get an accountant to come and speak to us , but we might have to pay him for two hours work , you see . |
| 4 | And to her horror she could see that in her haste to come and speak to him she had only buttoned the bottom two buttons , and the way she was sitting , crouching forward slightly , one smooth , firm breast was entirely exposed . |
| 5 | I am gon na wind up I 'm just gon na say if anybody wants some information about our database which is open to anybody in the country , I 've left some leaflets there erm , I 've been asked to plug Trade Union News which has been important to us too so I have erm and I finally I 'd say thank you very much for inviting me to come and speak to you . |
| 6 | I wish they had have attended , the Tories , because there were very very few people prepared to come and speak in favour of Trusts . |
| 7 | If they do , it is thought unwise to allow them to come and settle in this country by and large . |
| 8 | Any Member who visits Bishop 's Castle is quite welcome to come and browse through them . |
| 9 | What , when do you want us to come and knock for you ? |
| 10 | But if you change your mind , feel free to come and knock on my door . ’ |
| 11 | Ask him if he wants to come and knock at my door . |
| 12 | Would you like to come and dance at my wedding ? ’ |
| 13 | We invite you to come and eavesdrop on their story . |
| 14 | From the family holiday in Tunisia , to come and stay with Jay — no question that they would be lovers ! |
| 15 | For a while Elaine was cared for by young volunteers who used to come and stay with her for a few months at a time . |
| 16 | Unless you can arrange for someone to come and stay with you for at least a month after your operation , you will not be able to cope . |
| 17 | ‘ In a few days , when the funeral 's over , I want you to come and stay with me , ’ she said softly . |
| 18 | One of the beefs I have about accommodation for elderly people is the fact that by , that the purpose built , very excellent , bungalows and flats for elderly citizens are restricted to one bedroom which , to which but is by government decree to keep the cost down , but it does seem to me to be very heartless because elderly people 's children are unable to come and stay with them except to the great deal of discomfort and perhaps as society grows a little more considerate for the fact that the percentage of elderly people will get even greater as the years go on , then they should make allowance and provide them for the facilities to enable them to be visited by their children and grandchildren . |
| 19 | He rang her regularly from the café or the post office and urged her to come and stay with us . |
| 20 | ‘ Mrs Gillingham , ’ she said in a voice that carried only the faintest Italian accent , ‘ how very good of you to come and stay with me . ’ |
| 21 | We went in to the University and met up with Ian Jamieson , who invited us to come and stay with them for a few days . |
| 22 | Oh yes she was very keen was n't she when she used to come and stay with her Grandma ? |
| 23 | I know erm when there was only Ruth and Christopher before Judith had Rona , they sometimes used to come and stay with Shirley . |
| 24 | I tell you one thing I 'm slightly starting to regret inviting my girlfriend to come and stay with me for three weeks in France . |
| 25 | " I would like to invite you to come and stay at my house , " he said . |
| 26 | " Do you mean that he expects to come and stay on Grace ? " |
| 27 | His family used to come and stay for a week every year in a cottage across the dale and Martin would come and visit me on a regular basis . |
| 28 | I was going to say , you say you do n't have to watch it , well you want to come and stay in my house ! |
| 29 | " When you think of the relations we had with the most countries , " said the Queen later , " and suddenly they do n't care to talk to you , or write to you , ask you to come and stay in their country … |
| 30 | ‘ And then , ’ Corbett interrupted smoothly , ‘ she allowed the royal whore to come and stay in your midst ? ’ |