Example sentences of "[Wh det] [vb past] [adv] come " in BNC.

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1 Two honest critics can be given as exceptions , the first a Japanese who recorded a negative reaction to a picture which did not come up to his standards of meaningful symbolism .
2 After a letter of protest from the Corporation , the buses were transferred to Twickenham Garage to work on routes which did not come anywhere near Croydon .
3 There was talk of some grandeur in the English past and some evidence of middle-class money which did not come to the aid of Philip .
4 She stirred the saucepan , waiting for the next assault , which did not come .
5 Wycliffe was startled by the question , which did not come from Sarah but from an old lady who sat on the far side of the fire .
6 She is a fine singer in her usual idioms , but her inclusion here was a bold experiment which did not come off .
7 I was talking to Marty W. recently about ‘ Good Rockin' , and while he agreed it was both enjoyable and extremely well done , he confided that something which did n't come over was the almost unbelievable youth of everyone involved back then .
8 Alison , a personnel director , said : ‘ The doctor on call happened to be the unit director , which did n't come cheap .
9 Alison , a personnel director said : ‘ The doctor on call happened to be the unit director , which did n't come cheap .
10 There 's one matter that 's in the file , but which did n't come out at the inquest .
11 The matter which did n't come out was that the deceased 's pockets were full of live ammunition — standard army rifle bullets . "
12 A voice which did n't come from this body , said , ‘ Return the stolen billfold . ’
13 ‘ Virtually every product was in gross oversupply , largely because of too hopeful economic assumptions which did n't come off .
14 Well once you 've got the first , give me the first one which did n't come out and then it 's easy .
15 Which did n't come to everybody of course .
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