Example sentences of "[noun sg] come [conj] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The big boost came when the recombinant DNA programme in the States suddenly folded before it had ever really got going . |
| 2 | The twist to the story came when the old man was found to be a carrier of the very germs that he blamed the coloured people for bringing into the country . |
| 3 | No matter how well-prepared , says Anthea Hall , the real test comes when the returning officer takes the stand |
| 4 | The crisis came when the political system proved incapable of controlling either the competing elites or the alienated masses ( Post and Vickers 1973 ) . |
| 5 | The revelation comes as the Social Security Consortium prepares to issue a campaigning leaflet calling for reform of the fund . |
| 6 | Teclis planned to return to the Empire to continue his work , but word came that the High Loremaster of the White Tower had died and the council offered Teclis his position . |
| 7 | Their climax came as the flaming sun dipped low over the old city of Seville . |
| 8 | ‘ The biggest crisis of my life came when the postal rate went up , ’ he would later state , only half in jest . |
| 9 | A further problem of bias comes when the total group ( or ‘ sample frame ’ ) from which the sample is taken is inadequate . |
| 10 | The call comes as the National Curriculum Council undertakes a review on what schools are required to teach by law . |
| 11 | The challenge came when the Regional Land Ownership Task Force , established by the Appalachian Alliance to work specifically on land and taxation issues , discovered that the ARC intended to conduct a study on land in Appalachia . |
| 12 | The boost to their growing jurisdiction came when the Royal Commission on Trades Unions and Employers ' Associations ( Donovan Commission ) of 1968 approved the extension of tribunal jurisdiction ( Donovan , 1968 ) . |
| 13 | One of the critical points of construction came when the new wing was connected with the main body of the hospital . |
| 14 | The only problem comes where the existing switch is part of a two-way system , where you might need some technical help understanding the instructions , which are often written in electrician 's jargon rather than plain English . |
| 15 | Yesterday 's decision comes as the National Union of Teachers is poised to boycott national English tests for 14-year-olds in June . |
| 16 | Perhaps the old woman would die too before really warm weather came and the old man began to smell when they could save by burying both with one funeral . |
| 17 | I see the time coming when the human race will rule as it should rule , as benevolent gardeners , with a great garden in its care . |