Example sentences of "has come [prep] a [noun] to " in BNC.
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1 | The announcement that Saudi Arabia is to buy 48 of the aircraft has come as a relief to workers at Smiths Industries in Bishops Cleeve , which supplies cockpit displays for the Tornado . |
2 | Washington 's success on the Pro-Tour has come as a surprise to some , not least Brian Gottfried , former touring pro and now head coach at the ATP 's headquarters in Florida . |
3 | The news has come as a surprise to the local council . |
4 | The size of these valuations , which in some cases exceed the value of the matrimonial home , has come as a surprise to many lawyers and to their clients . |
5 | I know that the organisational change has come as a shock to you , as it has for me , but we want to part company after all these years , on the best and friendliest of terms . |
6 | This has come as a shock to all of us , Masklin thought . |
7 | The exponential growth in CMEA debt ( from $6 billion in 1970 to $58.3 billion in 1981 ) has come as a shock to borrower and lender alike . |
8 | This attitude has come as a shock to many in Hollywood who are falling over themselves to sign him . |
9 | So this news has come as a disappointment to local business leaders . |
10 | ‘ Far from departing from the traditional view of the relationship between ranks , the moment has come for a return to it , ’ said Mr Roach . |
11 | As it is now three years since the present display team was formed the time has come for an audition to be held , this will be early in the autumn . |