Coming To

Dorcas tells me, that her lady denies to admit me to dine with her; a favour I had ordered the wench to beseech her to grant me, the next time she saw her — not uncivilly, however, denies — coming-to by degrees! ❋ Unknown (2006)

For agent and patient are contrary to one another, and coming-to-be is a process into the contrary: hence the patient must change into the agent, since it is only thus that coming-to be will be a process into the contrary. ❋ Aristotle (2002)

The former bore in mind her chief object in coming-to the station and kept a sharp lookout for freshmen. ❋ Pauline Lester (N/A)

However, I remember coming-to just on daylight, and hearing someone crashing through the bushes. ❋ James Morgan Walsh (1924)

"Why, I believe he's coming-to," said the man, who seemed to be a doctor. ❋ Johan Bojer (1915)

In that smooth water and light wind it was impossible to feel the ship coming-to. ❋ Unknown (1911)

Each will be thinking of his country as one thinks of a patient of doubtful patience and temper who is coming-to out of the drugged stupor of a crucial, ill-conceived, and unnecessary operation ... ❋ Unknown (1906)

Annoying, you know, to hold your own coat like a parasol over a man's head while he is coming-to. ❋ Unknown (1899)

At his first coming-to, Louis Racine, at his wife's insistence, had come and offered his hand, and made apology for assaulting him in his own house. ❋ Gilbert Parker (1897)

The “Agamemnon” therefore anchored outside, nearly two miles south of Cape Revellata, and a mile from shore, in the excessive depth of fifty-three fathoms; the transports coming-to off the cape, but farther to seaward. ❋ Mahan, A. T. (1897)

The "Agamemnon" therefore anchored outside, nearly two miles south of Cape Revellata, and a mile from shore, in the excessive depth of fifty-three fathoms; the transports coming-to off the cape, but farther to seaward. ❋ Unknown (1877)

I see ye coming-to, and I ses to my poor self, "I'll have another ready for him, and he'll bear in mind the market price of opium, and pay according." ❋ Unknown (1870)

The process of coming-to seemed even more disagreeable, if one may judge by facial expression, than going into the trance. ❋ Charles Maurice Davies (1869)

I lay there insensible all night, and coming-to in the morning, saw that the French had advanced, and the firing on the hill over the town told me that the troops had got safely on board ship. ❋ Unknown (1867)

The vessel was coming-to, and Smudge was easily induced to believe it was the commencement of turning round. ❋ James Fenimore Cooper (1820)

She felt [bold] and [confident] enough [to come on] to him at the party. ❋ Fjii (2010)

Michael: [I'm not sure] I want to do this. [Gob]: [Come on]! ❋ CJBC (2006)

"Don't try to [come for me], heifer! You know you just jealous." "I make [six figures], and you're nothing but a housewife. [Come for me]!!" "They tried to come for me with some stuff from my past. I wasn't having it." ❋ Natemup (2014)

[Felicia] was a comely [lass]. ❋ Rabbi Wenzel (2003)

I'm trying to [get you] to [agree] with me; [come on, man]! ❋ Thereelme (2019)

[Observer]: I don't understand... [Eileen]: That is because... [They are coming]... Observer: I understand! ❋ BossHoss (2008)

Don't [worry], I'm a-coming! ❋ WhiteGuyNerd (2010)

Dude 1: Bro, I like [cooking], acting, and [Taylor Swift], so I had to come in to my parents today! Dude 2: That sucks homie. Did they throw you a [coming in party]? ❋ Gazzy With A G (2017)

(She [wanted] me to [come to] her) ❋ F-Sargent (2003)

"I'm about to come" "I'm also about to [cum]" ❋ Tom Preston (2004)