Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] came [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His progress only came to a halt when he had the misfortune to swop punches with one of the many irrepressible Cubans , the eventual gold medal winner . |
| 2 | His progress only came to a halt when he had the misfortune to swop punches with one of the many irrepressible Cubans , the eventual gold medal winner . |
| 3 | But Crosby 's future only came to a head this week when he reacted angrily to claims of an approach for Crystal Palace boss Steve Coppell . |
| 4 | The car finally came to a halt outside the house , and Jessamy looked around , a small frown drawing her brows together . |
| 5 | When the car finally came to a halt , she looked straight ahead of her , not daring to look at him . |
| 6 | And I said we just come out of the drive went across the road and there was just a bus behind us and erm I said the car almost came to a halt . |
| 7 | The long sermon eventually came to an end and shortly afterwards the young couple left the chapel as man and wife , to the applause of those who had witnessed the ceremony . |
| 8 | But the long haul through the muddy roads slowed the horses ' progress almost to a walk , and it was not until after five in the evening that the vehicle finally came to a halt outside the George inn in Mountsorrel , a little place some distance before the larger town of Ashby-de-la-Zouch . |
| 9 | When the issue finally came to a vote in the form of the February 1992 resolution , it reflected the bitterly partisan nature of the debate , with no Republican voting for the measure and 34 Democrats opposing it . |
| 10 | The difficulties in the working of the new act quickly came to a head . |
| 11 | Despite becoming constant companions , she says his marriage proposal still came as a shock . |
| 12 | Shall we dance some more ? ’ he asked as the record finally came to an end . |
| 13 | If you appeal against your dismissal , and your appeal is rejected , you may wonder whether your job legally came to an end at the time of your original dismissal or when the appeal was eventually turned down . |
| 14 | When the parade finally came to an end , Sergeant-Major Philpott congratulated them all and before dismissing the parade told the troops they could take the rest of the day off , but they must return to barracks and be tucked up in bed before midnight . |
| 15 | The original alliance between Guntram and his nephew thus came to an end . |
| 16 | The Israeli collection also came from a cave , but three of the four British collections are from open sites , in a hollow tree ( Stratton ) , an old house ( Salthouse ) and from beneath a tree ( Barton Turf ) . |
| 17 | Fujimori 's change of heart reportedly came after a visit to Peru on May 16 by the Uruguayan Foreign Minister Héctor Gros Espiell , as an OAS emissary . |
| 18 | Swindon Town 's run of success nearly came to a stop at Luton on Wednesday night … you must have heard that favourite football cliche about there never being an easy game … it was one of those for Town … they missed Glenn Hoddle 's influence and never settled against a Luton side that need the points just as badly to save themselves from relegation … |
| 19 | With hindsight , there were ‘ rumblings ’ from some nursery nurses during the early stages of the course , but the matter only came to a head when a small group of nursery nurses made a formal complaint to a course tutor . |
| 20 | Leeds went ahead in the second half with a goal by Wallace but their period of domination shortly came to an end and Everton pressed hard before Cottee got the equaliser . |
| 21 | The show just came to a standstill , and the audience did n't know what was happening . |
| 22 | This equality technically came to an end when Gloucester was made protector , but Buckingham 's importance continued to be recognized and his reward was on a commensurate scale . |
| 23 | This equality technically came to an end when Gloucester was made protector , but Buckingham 's importance continued to be recognized and his reward was on a commensurate scale . |
| 24 | The contractual tenancy therefore came to an end by effluxion of time on 6 June 1989 . |
| 25 | Then Nigel got injured so the thing never came to a head . |
| 26 | In the 1920s America had witnessed some of the problems of the modern world that was emerging after the First World War ; the confusions and uncertainties that revealed themselves became more acute as prosperity suddenly came to an end in 1929 . |
| 27 | The Englishmen 's winning goal also came from a penalty corner , Will Champness pouncing on a rebound off Thompson . |
| 28 | He had experienced this telescoping of time before when working twenty hours a day at the beginning of a murder investigation , but the slowness of passing time still came as a shock : Nicola Sharpe had been stabbed to death less than forty-eight hours before . |