Example sentences of "come as [art] [adj] [noun] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Being so far advanced in this objective , even before the evening started , it must have come as a great surprise when the meeting was jolted into controversy by an unexpected suggestion from Councillor B. Watts . |
| 2 | Her proposal of marriage came as a complete surprise as her boyfriend popped the question while they were on holiday in Spain . |
| 3 | Condoned truancy applied to some parents in disadvantaged areas for whom their children 's regular attendance at school came as a low priority as against other concerns . |
| 4 | Every time I visited him he made me polish the dust off the bottle , so it came as a huge relief when we were finally able to open it . |
| 5 | He was sort of evasive and fey and appeared relatively shy and my impression of him at the time was that he had little charisma , no star quality and not a lot of talent , and it came as a big surprise when he became as successful as he was . |
| 6 | Strachan said : ‘ It came as a big surprise when I was told six weeks ago my name was being put forward . |
| 7 | The remedy may come as a liquid potency when the dose is one drop , as granules when the dose is 10 or 20 grains ( like sugar grains or the ‘ hundreds and thousands ’ used to decorate cakes ) or , most commonly as tablets when the dose is one tablet . |
| 8 | Well I thought the English one was so they 'll come as a massive shock because they 're not on the calendar cards , but no , I do n't . |
| 9 | It can come as a considerable shock when reality is forced upon them and their life on return is not as wonderful as they had anticipated . |
| 10 | Check if this carries VAT — it comes as a nasty shock if you are not expecting it . |
| 11 | Although his may not sound much , after reading the book and getting to know the calm character of Mrs Aimsley , it comes as a big surprise when she starts to get very emotional and make irrational accusations to Imamu . |
| 12 | It comes as the central priority because without a successful economy nothing else prospers . |