Example sentences of "[conj] then come the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was the cancellation of the second Test after the Guyanese government decided to deport Robin Jackman because of his South African connections ; and then came the real tragedy , when Ken Barrington had a heart attack and died during the third Test in Barbados . |
| 2 | But we opened on Sunday and did quite well , and then came the late rush , which was extraordinary : tills were ringing frantically . |
| 3 | He described how they heard a plane , and then came the searing flash and tempestuous roar , and then the utter unbroken silence of the grave . |
| 4 | And then came the unmistakable sound of a shot . |
| 5 | Zina Garrison , the beaten Wimbledon finalist last summer , lost in the first round , but not much of consequence occurred until Sanchez-Vicario toppled Mary Joe Fernandez in the quarter finals — and then came the heavy matches . |
| 6 | And then comes the crucial claim : ‘ We are as tree born as men , have as free election , and as tree spirits ; we are compounded of like parts , and may with like liberty make benefit of our creations ’ ( sig . |
| 7 | And then comes the hard work as , like packing your holiday case , you have to whittle down all that you would like to take — or in our case , grow — to the short list . |
| 8 | But then came the only error of the afternoon from the impressive Awford , when his mistimed challenge sent Nicol sprawling . |
| 9 | But then came the awful night when the Station Master was waiting for Peter in the station yard . |
| 10 | But then came the inevitable reply : ‘ Well , it is now . ’ |
| 11 | But then came the bad weather and the frost — they did n't allow for you being knee-deep in snow — they expected you to be where you should be . |
| 12 | Kuhl made it 3-0 after 57 minutes , lashing home from 25 yards but then came the exciting climax , during which Swindon scored twice . |