Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun] have come [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 The nearest any western fighting technique has come to the eastern martial arts , is in the French art of ‘ la Savate ’ .
2 Several lines of evidence for insect intelligence have come to the fore , but a little careful thinking , observation , and experimentation indicate that most of these criteria are untrustworthy .
3 Previously the broadcasting media had come under the direct control of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting .
4 One story of how a local university academic had come into the police station to report his car missing , because he had forgotten where he had parked it , was repeated with relish ; while another which I told on my return from university satisfied these deeply held views of the ‘ intellectual 's ’ practical ineptitude :
5 Many of the recent job losses have come in the defence industry , largely because of the end of the Cold War .
6 The Military Sports Group Trenck had come to the attention of the authorities after members had harassed a Viennese youth earlier in the month .
7 CHEMICALS group Courtaulds has come through the past year with a 3pc profits rise but is far from confident market conditions will be any easier in 1993 .
8 It was improbable in the extreme that Brian 's sterling qualities had come to the notice of the Comptroller of the Household , and she could only assume that the summons had been the consequence of her father 's having been an RA .
9 The Government 's business managers had to come to the rescue when it looked as though the Bill might be lost at Committee Stage .
10 A funeral silence had come over the gathering .
11 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 .
12 A number of phased retirement schemes have come on the market to enable people to stagger the purchase of their annuities under their pension arrangements .
13 A chill wind had come with the onset of darkness and Magee pulled up the collar of his coat as protection against the breeze .
14 I felt like a Run , so I left my jacket near the Pole I 'd been at the day Diggs had come with the news , and tucked the catapult tightly between my cords and my belt .
15 Psychic T V and video sculptures have come to the Museum of Modern Art in Oxford ; they form part of an exhibition of video , film and slide tape art across the past decade .
16 Two members of our Cellulite Roadshow panel have come to the rescue .
17 First of all , the concept of service excellence has to come from the top ; the partners have to be fully supportive and client care must become an integral part of the organisation .
18 On the contrary , some of the best evidence for the presence of a linear graduation process has come from the biographical material given by samples of fans in the three major groups .
19 If , for example , old man Jordan had come into the kitchen at that moment , Wycliffe might have seen him in the mirror ; but what of it ?
20 Now music lovers have come to the choirs rescue .
21 The potential for an advertising bonanza has come under the spotlight with the advent of ‘ splitting frequencies ’ such as that undertaken by London 's LBC last week .
22 Advance indication of its impact in terms of austerity measures had come with the presentation of the railways budget on Feb. 25 , with reduced government support and a concomitant increase averaging 20 per cent in passenger fare prices .
23 The cult of the goddess Ishtar had come into the Black Land with settlers from the far north-east where the Twin Rivers flowed .
24 Two of the hotel functionaries had come on the scene .
25 The bill follows a report which stressed the need for parliamentary involvement in nuclear issues , and is the first time that any aspect of French nuclear energy policy has come before the deputies .
26 Then the pastry for the tarte , again all mixed by hand , would not lift off the board — which was the only time Eric had to come to the rescue .
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