Rudy told me later that he and the colonel came back on the same flight.

The colonel came around his desk to shake hands, western style.

You might have pulled it off, if the colonel had come alone.

This is where the "colonel" in his title comes from.

I think I'll wait until the colonel comes to see me.

Two more colonels came and went within the year.

Next week, for instance, a colonel will come to the school to speak about careers in the military.

A thin line of blood showed how close the colonel had come to dying.

The colonel got up, came around his desk, and examined it.

"The local colonels did not come to call," she observed.