Example sentences of "have come to a " in BNC.

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1 In the name of Allah , things have come to a pretty pass if the tabloids are influencing England 's selection policy .
2 Matters have come to a head with the publication of a new and more detailed insurance group rating system which insurers say will enable them to pinpoint the higher risk models more accurately .
3 But things have come to a pretty pass when obesity is confused with the wobbly bits the good Lord designed for girls — the bits that should stick out at the front and back of a strapless ballgown .
4 They have come to a full stop .
5 For Machu Picchu is the closest I have come to a Mecca , a once-in-my-lifetime destination and , like the route to Mecca , each Inca trail has deep and hidden roots in a life long before one pins Cuzco on the map .
6 I tell him I am a writer and that I was robbed in Cuzco Airport and lost camera , films and all my writing , so I have come to a tranquil place to try to remember .
7 Of course , many people concerned with language teaching have come to a similar conclusion .
8 From this experience we have come to a new recognition of the marginalisation of North American cultural and ethnic groups .
9 Nothing has happened today , except that we have come to a sort of agreement about exercise .
10 Today we have the last of the series , and we have come to a very sudden change in the style of Paul 's writing .
11 Erm our members and the County members have come to a a a judgement and a decision based on all that information , all the information that you you have just mentioned to this E I P .
12 TIMES may have been tough in recent years but matters have come to a fine pass when this distinguished theatre feels obliged to assemble a posse of actresses and two actors to perform what is basically a rather vulgar sketch and present it as a front length drama .
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