Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] come at " in BNC.

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1 This new expansion of the department has come at the right moment for the National Railway Museum in view of the recent acquisition of the Ian Allan negative collection .
2 By Wednesday the 208 had been reduced by 100 after four rounds , the cut having come at four over par .
3 By Wednesday the 208 had been reduced by 100 after four rounds , the cut having come at four over par .
4 Winter has come at last , and we have had some severe frosts , but we are still getting quite a lot of sun , in marked contrast to last year 's everlasting grey skies .
5 Chairman Bob Bennett revealed that the new purge had come at the end of a three-hour committee meeting .
6 The birds gave voice so vigorously that relief that the sun had come at last might almost be detected in their song — the warm , exhilarating sun .
7 The managers of such funds are on the stump , spreading the message that their day has come at last .
8 let them sweetly dream that in Britain the great day has come at last .
9 Even the child in Molly 's arms smiled sleepily when her sisters told her that the water had come at last .
10 Suddenly , she knew that her aunt 's news had come at the perfect time .
11 ‘ So reunion has come at last , thanks , I think I may say , to me , ’ Neville Chamberlain wrote to his sister .
12 The call had come at 6.12 precisely .
13 Inevitably , in such a well-established industry — modern-style factoring has been in existence in the UK since the 1960s product improvement has come at the margins .
14 The call for the entire squadron to scramble for a major transferral had come at 0.700 hours .
15 ‘ This validation from the Prime Minister has come at an important time for the industry as it strives to get up off its knees , ’ said Keith Banbury , Chief Executive .
16 The joint Royal College of Nursing and Nursing Standard survey has come at a time when Essex Rivers Healthcare is trying to save £2.2 million to cope with an overspend of £1.3 million last year , waiting lists are at a record high and the closure date of a Colchester hospital has been set .
17 A quality housing conversion has come at last to one of Paisley 's oldest landmarks , the John Neilson Institution , and saved the building from the ravages of rot .
18 ‘ The injury has come at a time when I would love to be looking forward to making my home debut against Forest .
19 The time had come at last for Confucius to bow to the sages of the modern world !
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