Example sentences of "[noun] and come to [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 But at that moment their creaking conveyance gave a sudden fearsome jerk and came to a dead stop .
2 They then analysed over 800 one-month spreads for 62 months and came to the following conclusions :
3 Loch Torridon is directly ahead and the road forks before reaching it , the through road continuing along the south shore and another branching along the north side and coming to a dead end at Diabaig after nine miles .
4 She dug in her heels and came to a grinding halt .
5 The allegation of the defence had to be met and properly dealt with , so the matter would be returned to the justices for them to look at the circumstances and come to a proper determination after they had heard further evidence .
6 There was the sound of crunching metal as it hit one of the trees a glancing blow and came to a rocking halt .
7 It will literally put a face to a name and be a useful memory aid when you compare notes and come to a final decision after the interviews . )
8 In May 1987 , we pointed out in New Socialist that Labour 's leaders would have to take on electoral reform and come to a pre-election accommodation with the Alliance if they seriously wanted to win the election .
9 Unknowingly Raistrick followed the same path as the St. Mary 's workers and came to the same conclusion : the instability of the antibacterial substance did not make further attempts worth while .
10 They went up a long hill and came to an imposing arched entrance .
11 Another stipendiary magistrate , heard argument about abuse of the process and came to the opposite conclusion from Mr Bartle , namely that delay in Mr Cherry 's case did not constitute an abuse of the process .
12 They rode through another crowded court and came to the inner court lined only by chiefs .
13 As all the alarming possibilities ran through her head , she gave a loud gulp and came to an abrupt halt .
14 I crossed wet ground and came to a long , open piece of sand , then went on to a place where the trees had branches that were thick and close to the sand .
15 Erika and Karl got out of the warmth of the car into a crystalline coldness , walked up an avenue lined with bare trees and came to an enclosed garden .
16 She had n't done that she said since she was my age and came to the last page of Le Rouge et le Noir .
17 We drove up the drive and came to the back door ; there were no police there either .
18 It took Quiss longer than he had expected to get to the castle kitchens ; they 'd changed some of the corridors and stairways en route from the games room to the lower levels , and Quiss , taking what he thought was the usual way , had found himself making an unexpected left turn and coming to a windy , deserted , echoing chamber which looked out over the white landscape to the tall wooden towers of the slate mines .
19 The others veered round a corner and came to a large field .
20 ‘ We 'll pass over your doubtful history and come to the interesting part .
21 A few of the rearmost fled down the river valley towards Whitton , and made good their escape , but most stood their ground as soon as the hurtling , heaving mass lost impetus and came to a seething stay .
22 He spent the entire morning with his legs crossed , not daring to go to the loo in case one of his colleagues was in there at the same time and came to the wrong conclusion . ’
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