Example sentences of "'s [noun sg] came [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their skinhead followers are horrid but , in the French elections , the majority of 18-24 year olds voted Green , and Le Pen 's support came from an older and jobless proletariat — the 10 per cent of Europe 's have-nothings for whom no mainstream party offers more than kind words and strict membership of the European Monetary System . |
| 2 | Gorbad 's chariot came to a crashing halt , throwing the Orc Warlord at Adolphus 's feet . |
| 3 | The technician 's reply came after a brief moment of hesitation . |
| 4 | Ashley 's run came to a startled panting stop . |
| 5 | THE YORKSHIRE COUNTY CRICKET CLUB YEARBOOK 1992 — McDermott 's withdrawal came at a bad time : an anticipatory profile of the Queensland firebreather leads the 92nd edition , followed by a réumé of others born outside the county line . |
| 6 | In 1875 Edith Arendrup 's marriage came to a tragic end . |
| 7 | With four children and a stable lifestyle , the break-up of the Docherty 's marriage came as a devastating blow to those closest to him . |
| 8 | On March 29 1985 , Jose Manuel 's inquiry came to a brutal end . |
| 9 | Some adverse criticisms of the film 's content came from The National Catholic Office for Motion Pictures , which gave the film an A-4 rating for Catholics as ‘ morally objectionable for adults , with reservations ’ . |
| 10 | Mr Hamalainen 's appointment came after the previous Bank of Finland President , Rolf Kullberg , tendered his resignation with effect from June . |
| 11 | As Worrell 's career came at the same period , the stature he acquired both as a man and a leader gave added impetus and credibility to the black independence movement , especially as cricket is such an important part of Caribbean life . |
| 12 | Niamh 's victory came in a nail-biting final moment of the competition against Britain 's Sonia with Better The Devil You Know . |
| 13 | Zhelev 's victory came in the second round run-off , when he won 53 per cent of the vote against 47 per cent for Velko Valkanov , an independent supported by the ( former communist ) Bulgarian Socialist Party . |
| 14 | Perryman 's relief came in the 52nd minute when Ken Charlery , his Pounds 350,000 signing from Peterborough , scored his third goal in seven matches to bring an end to more than 400 minutes of League football without Watford scoring . |
| 15 | The spiritual crisis in William 's life came to a head one Christmas when he was involved in an attempt to deceive his master by passing off a counterfeit shilling . |
| 16 | Monica Drinkwater 's attack came during an emotional debate on economic policy at the party 's conference in Brighton . |
| 17 | Croydon 's turn came in the third stage on the night of Saturday 7 April 1951 . |
| 18 | Latimer 's voice came on an indrawn breath . |
| 19 | The man 's voice came in an intimate whisper . |
| 20 | The Queen 's voice came from a great distance . |
| 21 | Miguel 's voice came from the dim interior . |
| 22 | McCarthy 's mistake came in the 76th minute when he allowed a long ball to go over his head , and Guy Whittingham nipped in for the equaliser . |
| 23 | For Alfred Cooper , as for his fellow passengers , journey 's end came as a welcome relief : |
| 24 | Brian Swan was first to the ball when Townsend 's penalty came off the right-hand post and Swan was also in support of the stand-off when he touched down for his first try . |
| 25 | Yesterday 's hearing came in the seventh week of the dispute which began as a strike in protest over lay-offs then led to the sacking of 340 workers . |
| 26 | ‘ I understand that you were distraught beyond measure , I understand that Mark 's letter came as an almighty shock . |
| 27 | The all-party Committee 's report came after a comprehensive enquiry which took oral and written evidence from 25 bodies , including WWF . |
| 28 | Roberto 's shot came at the 16th . |
| 29 | Serfaty 's release came as a complete surprise . |
| 30 | The big worry for Town is that Arsenal 's goal came from the prolific Ian Wright , his 23rd this season , although it was only The Gunners ' fourth goal in 15 games . |