Example sentences of "[adj] come the [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We were living in a spectacular era : Mussolini made war on hapless Ethiopia ; after the death of King George V came the brief reign of Edward VIII , his abdication and marriage to Mrs Wallis Simpson ; then the happier reign of King George VI . |
| 2 | On top of this came the sundry depredations of military and civilian authorities desperate to feed the armed forces and urban population in the face of totally inadequate harvests . |
| 3 | ‘ It 's no good coming the big enigma with me my girl . |
| 4 | First came the clashing sound of stone against stone and the resounding thud of boulders dropped to the ground ; then the recurrent frantic yelping . |
| 5 | First comes the inner experience of a spiritual reality described as a door opening to reveal not only the face of the Beloved but a way of love by which he can be reached ( 15.92 ) . |
| 6 | From a trade catalogue issued by Turner of Farringdon in 1838 comes the following list of prices : |
| 7 | In August 1905 came the big fire at Castlethorpe . |
| 8 | Next comes the easy descent of Sea Gully , followed by the face of Raven Wall . |