Example sentences of "[adv] come the [adj] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Later came the acute attacks of asthma — and the need for Caroline to pummel me ( it 's hilarious only in retrospect ! ) as I fought for breath . |
| 2 | The same applies if an Australian says : ‘ Do n't come the raw prawns on me . |
| 3 | Then came the first signs of recovery with the opening of his eyes and a squeeze of his wife 's hand . |
| 4 | Then came the two saviours of modern Aegina , tourists and that prince of nuts , the phistiki , alias the pistachio . |
| 5 | Then came the everlasting skies of summer where the sun hung like a silver cauldron and sent meteors of sparkle among the ice . |
| 6 | Then came the blustering denials of any intention to act dishonestly , which did little to help their cause though many were sincere . |
| 7 | Then came the startling developments in Eastern Europe and a British response which has been much admired . |
| 8 | Then came the post-war years of austerity , the food and fuel shortages . |