Example sentences of "his [noun sg] come [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His resignation came amid sharp criticism of his handling of the troubles of the thrift industry as a whole and in particular of the collapse of the Lincoln Savings and Loan Association of Irvine , California , which was currently the subject of investigation by the House banking committee . |
| 2 | Arthur 's business has grown by word of mouth and now much of his work comes from private commissions . |
| 3 | Anyway , Reverend William Lee , his son and his brother , went over to France to see if Henry , King Henry of France could help him er but before he could get through to the court there King Henry died and then William Lee died without seeing his machine come to any sort of commercial fruition . |
| 4 | In the early Fifties he passed through a difficult period when his directorship came under fierce attack from some art critics , none fiercer than the collector and famous critic of the Modern movement , Douglas Cooper . |
| 5 | His wife came from that way . |
| 6 | His appointment comes with next month 's retirement of assistant chief constable Fred Smith . |
| 7 | His breath came in short pants . |
| 8 | A little boy ran up , face dirty , clothes dishevelled , his breath coming in short gasps so he could hardly speak . |
| 9 | His answer came with cold dignity . |
| 10 | Scotland 's national coach has been disadvantaged only in the sense that so many of his squad come from one club , Rangers , who have had to withdraw six players because of injury . |
| 11 | Returned to office in 1957 and 1961 , he and his party came under severe UK and US pressure and were defeated in the 1964 elections ( the last before independence in 1966 ; see pp. 19841 ; 21428 ) . |