Example sentences of "come to an [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We had come to an arbour of bougainvillaea and morning glory at the end of the kitchen-garden terrace , set back and obliquely . |
| 2 | Third , we will set down the perspective of the Left within the Labour Party — the party that has very belatedly come to an awareness of the significance of constitutional politics and of the need for change . |
| 3 | One of the shortest reigns in Scottish political history has come to an abdrupt end . |
| 4 | The nearest he has come to an England place since was three years ago when he broke a thumb within 24 hours of being selected to face India . |
| 5 | With the death of Tixier-Vignancour a distinctive line of French politicians seems to have come to an end . |
| 6 | ‘ The historic role of the Hungarian Socialist Workers Party has come to an end , ’ Mr Nyers said , in a speech opening the party 's congress . |
| 7 | Thus the history of the HSWP as a state party has come to an end . ’ |
| 8 | The era of the 1963 Robbins Report had truly come to an end . |
| 9 | To this must be added the 157,000 temporary houses ( the provision of temporary houses has now come to an end ) , the repair of war-damaged property , and the use of huts and service camps . |
| 10 | A brilliant student 's seven-year battle for compensation after being crippled for life , has finally come to an end with a record award of £1.2 million . |
| 11 | He listened — at first with a curious air of detachment , as if he was an observer from another civilisation , or someone whose own experience had come to an end , someone who was waiting to embark on a journey and looked at the world with vacant eyes , his mind already in transit . |
| 12 | The lies , omissions , and distortions which used to characterise historical research and teaching have come to an end and , with every day , honesty about the past is capturing more territory . |
| 13 | West Germany : ‘ the nuclear construction programme of the German utilities has practically come to an end for the time being . ’ |
| 14 | The long trend of the 1980s has come to an end , along with the crash of the Tokyo stockmarket in 1990 and the collapse of warrants . |
| 15 | Dietrich Bonhoeffer once commented that ‘ religious people speak of God when human knowledge has come to an end , or when human resources fail … |
| 16 | It appeared that the rapid growth associated with the British industrial revolution had come to an end and that the theory of demographic transition , which predicted a phase when death rates and birth rates fell to low levels , was correct . |
| 17 | Edward VII thought it possible that his son might be the last British king , and during the reign of George V , Harold Nicolson reckoned that five emperors , eight kings and eighteen minor dynasties had come to an end . |
| 18 | The age of those mighty , entrepreneurial artistic directors has probably come to an end . |
| 19 | Fortunately , the rain seems to have come to an end just in time — and , in any case , Hermann Duckek , recognised as the world expert on producing artificial surfaces , says that a downpour could easily be dealt with . |
| 20 | The association of skins and blacks in a common form of music had come to an end . |
| 21 | Even after your job has clearly come to an end , you need to beware of breaking obligations that remain legally binding upon you , such as the duty not to disclose trade secrets . |
| 22 | Before Coleridge 's lengthening visit had come to an end , the two dissatisfied young men had pursued the logic of their arguments to a startling conclusion . |
| 23 | When does this clandestine affair come to an end ? |
| 24 | The Palace had been unable to fill the outside-left berth adequately after George Clarke 's long reign had come to an end , but there was no doubt in any supporter 's minds that a worthy successor had at last been found when Bob Bigg made his Palace debut . |
| 25 | The second of these cases raises no questions of interest , since the trust has come to an end and the beneficiary is owner absolutely . |
| 26 | Just after a relationship has come to an end , the contrast will be naturally felt all the more strongly . |
| 27 | Susan had nursed him tirelessly , and no one had ever heard her complain ; but she would have been more than human if she had not been thankful that her long and exhausting task had come to an end . |
| 28 | My friends have also made it difficult for me , but the world has n't come to an end . ’ |
| 29 | Although separated from her husband of 11 years , Diana 's loneliest chapter may have come to an end . |
| 30 | City had not won a League game at Portman Road for 30 years , and had not scored in their last seven visits , but the jinx looked to have come to an end when Gary Flitcroft 's first senior goal for the club gave them a 37th minute lead . |