Example sentences of "[conj] [modal v] come [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the child that comes or may come from a sexual encounter between a man and a woman differs from the child born from that man and some other woman ( or from the same man and the same woman on another occasion ) , so every genuine poem is the unique product of one unrepeatable encounter between the artist and an unearthly partner who may be called ‘ Muse ’ or ‘ goddess ’ . |
| 2 | Silica may be derived from natural sources or may come from water-treatment chemicals or detergent mixtures . |
| 3 | Convinced , and quite rightly , that nothing had or would come of Napoleon III 's attempts to drum up an alliance with Italy or Austria-Hungary , dismissing such a possibility as ‘ idle gossip ’ , the Prussian Chancellor prepared to spring his trap . |
| 4 | The continuing partners will also regard themselves as under a moral obligation ( quite apart from any annuity arrangements that may come into operation ) to the spouse and dependent children of their deceased colleague to ensure that such cash as may be due to his estate is paid over without undue delay . |
| 5 | What about any claims that may come to light in the future , for instance in relation to products that you may already have bought from the company ? |
| 6 | Other possible approaches that may come to the rescue include interactive video , expert systems ( a form of ‘ machine intelligence ’ ) , and the use by tutors of authoring systems to produce at speed specific , computer-based ‘ lessons ’ made up of text , graphics , and self-assessment questions . |
| 7 | The material that may come to the country from Iraq is highly enriched uranium . |
| 8 | For in common with all extensional definitions , it provides no criteria for the inclusion or exclusion of further phenomena that may come to our attention ; at best one can say that what warrants pragmatic treatment for some new topic is simply linguists ' consensus based on intuitive " family resemblance " to more familiar pragmatic topics . |
| 9 | There 's a tremendous enthusiasm , partly I suppose because they do n't want to be left behind in the , the new technology , but I think , more positively , that they see the advantages and some of the benefits that may come from having these machines in their classrooms . |
| 10 | Cuttings that should come to everybody 's attention quickly can be pinned to the library noticeboard or contained in a monthly newsletter . |
| 11 | With regard to landfill gas , as my hon. Friend knows , in addition to the schemes that should come on stream as a result of today 's announcement , there are some 36 landfill gas utilisation schemes in the United Kingdom , saving 160,000 tonnes of coal equivalent per annum . |
| 12 | When parents relate to their children as if they were partners and look to them for the support and even sexual comfort that should come from other adults , the boundary surrounding and protecting childhood is broken . |
| 13 | Kurdish people are hanging on in the northern part of Iraq , desperately in need of support and aid that must come to them before a harsh winter sets in . |
| 14 | The heroine of the romance novel is presented at a moment of transition in her life , an isolated figure ; the romance narrative depicts young women at a point of defining themselves as adult women , a definition that must come from the heroine in the absence of any supportive network : |
| 15 | According to one influential cognitive model ( Coltheart , 1985 ; see Figure 1 ) , there are two distinct reading routes that might come into operation when one is reading aloud . |
| 16 | We shall do our best , of course , to hold the Residency against them , but the chances are that we are now too few to be able to do so For this reason all the wounded , the ladies , and the children must be taken to the banqueting hall tonight , together with water , powder , cloth , and indeed every single object that might come to our assistance . |
| 17 | She did not specify , even to herself , the harm that might come to Alice , but it was bound up with love , with loving a man . |
| 18 | I am sure that she will appreciate that I can not comment on individual cases , particularly those among the ones that she has mentioned that might come before me . |
| 19 | Sometimes a girl is in conflict with her culture or religion in how she wants to dress and express herself , as Sneha ( Chapter 7 ) describes ; sometimes a young woman enjoys dressing a certain way but discovers that there are prejudices and stereotypes about the way she wants to look ; conflicts that might come from within , or from her family , her job , or the outside world . |
| 20 | They seldom seem aware of the support that might come from other levels , and emphasize instead the difference of their problems and environment . |
| 21 | We suggested a time of quiet , to catch any ideas that might come from this Source . |
| 22 | Anyone whose car has broken down in the middle of nowhere will appreciate the value of belonging to a motoring organisation that 'll come to the rescue at any time of the day or night . |
| 23 | an element that could come into it . |
| 24 | ‘ While partnerships are part of our industry 's culture , we were not even scratching the surface of the benefits that could come from taking traditional relationships many steps further , ’ he said . |
| 25 | I have not met many Scottish people who wish to be left exposed to the nuclear blackmail that could come from the huge nuclear arsenal which will remain for many years on the continent and in Russia . |
| 26 | ‘ Their foot shall slide in due time : for the day of their calamity is at hand , and the things that shall come upon them make haste . ’ |
| 27 | Real Hawaiians did n't like accessories and add-ons : they eschewed board grips , gloves , rash guard , stretch shirts , anything that would come between them and the wave . |
| 28 | She could n't leave them any money because all she had was an annuity that would come to an end when she died , but Mister Johnny 's got a little bit that his parents left him and Hepzibah makes some from the poultry , so they should have just enough . |
| 29 | So th the sort of help that was that would come to the surface would it be at times like birth , death , accidents ? |
| 30 | This is a typical problem that would come into one of our advice centres where a consumer has bought something , f failed to get any satisfaction from the shop and then has gone to the advice centre to er has found and tries to find the nearest Citizen 's Advice Bureau or Advice Centre to try to get advice . |