Example sentences of "came [conj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Evening soon came and water was introduced . |
| 2 | Erm came and shower occasionally and if you bath , I said to him , do your mother ever , to pick a , a damp towel up off the floor , but , did you have a bath , and all , |
| 3 | Peace with France came and food prices fell , but mob rule in Cornwall could still take over from time to time . |
| 4 | Gerard Ford , for the council , said the decision last June to seek repossession came because rent arrears of £1,298.25 had built up and Pemberton was allegedly guilty of ‘ conduct of nuisance and annoyance to neighbours ’ . |
| 5 | The turning point for me came after scum had been one fo the chosen matches for about 8 weeks in succession , then one evening it seemed they were nt . |
| 6 | The decision came after Congress failed to receive a presidential certification testifying that Pakistan 's nuclear programme was being designed exclusively for peaceful purposes . |
| 7 | The new threat came as bachelor James Gilbey — said to be the man recorded on the Di ‘ love tapes ’ — was reported to fear that a SECOND tape may exist . |
| 8 | The announcement came as State President F. W. de Klerk was hinting that he was prepared to reintroduce a state of emergency , lifted in part in June 1990 [ see p. 37522 ] . |
| 9 | The claims came as Heritage Secretary Peter Brooke announced an investigation into fire precautions at all royal palaces . |
| 10 | The move came as relief operations to Sarajevo airport were suspended after a brave RAF pilot saved his plane when it was fired on while taking off . |
| 11 | Some high-spirited girls came as harem women , with Arab dress made from bedsheets — a transformation which struck the more orthodox on board as unseemly . |
| 12 | Sir Leon 's speech in London came as speculation bubbled away at Westminster about a possible challenge to Mrs Thatcher 's leadership in the annual party election next month . |
| 13 | This latest outbreak of sectarian fighting , momentarily stilled by a government-mediated ceasefire on July 21 , came as Sunni groups voiced opposition to the government 's apparently conciliatory approach to the Shias ( who accounted for about 20 per cent of the country 's population ) . |
| 14 | The goal came as City tried to struggle through with 10 men while Rick Holden was having four stitches in a mouth wound after colliding with team-mate Terry Phelan . |
| 15 | Whereas in 1987–8 some 14 per cent of their wheat imports came as aid , in 1988–9 the percentage was down to 11 per cent . |
| 16 | The announcement came as food and medical supplies began flowing into the besieged Bosnian capital , Sarajevo , after the city 's Muslim authorities lifted a ten-day protest boycott of UN aid . |
| 17 | This latest twist came as pressure mounted for Mark Thatcher and even Baroness Thatcher to be called to the Scott inquiry . |
| 18 | The attack came as pressure also started to mount on the chairman of the BBC governors , Marmaduke Hussey , the man who appointed Mr Birt as director general of the BBC and agreed his tax-avoiding freelance contract . |
| 19 | When the thaw came to Munding it came as rain , a wind-driven chilling rain that flooded the water-meadows and made the ford impassable . |
| 20 | His award came as recognition of many years ' outstanding voluntary service , especially through his contribution to Anglo-American relations . |
| 21 | The gaffe came as millionaire Kim Cowell , sitting on the bench at Dunmow , Essex , dished out liability orders to a list of firms . |
| 22 | TODAY 's exclusive revelations that the couple were not sharing one bedroom at the city 's Hyatt Hotel came as palace aides tried to insist Charles and Diana were closer than ever . |
| 23 | Its glory days came when Spitfire and Hurricane pilots scrambled to defeat Hitler 's Luftwaffe despite overwhelming odds . |
| 24 | The turning-point came when King was supported by the long-serving vestry clerk , who gave evidence against Merceron before a House of Commons committee in 1816 , and then instigated a prosecution for the appropriation of £925 of parish funds and partiality in the renewal of liquor licences . |
| 25 | Ironically the biggest cheer came when news broke of the downfall of Mr Patten , Conservative chairman , to the Liberal Democrats . |
| 26 | The very worst time came when Mother really took ill . |
| 27 | Deland evangelically promoted his firm and its concept to a public not quite ready for it , but his moment came when war broke out and he was summoned by the US War Department to help recruit executives for the Army Service Forces . |
| 28 | The problem came when horse and rider could rise no higher and had to be got down . |
| 29 | The climax to the whole tasteless display came when tea ended , and McAllister was required to take everything away . |
| 30 | Whilst all these functions can be provided in a batch environment the real breakthrough came when WYSIWYG arrived . |