Example sentences of "come [prep] [adv] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Hidden for centuries under plaster , the architrave of the main doorway is now revealed to be a monumental inscription from the time of the Emperor Trajan , which must have come from either the Roman baths or the imperial mint , both of which are nearby .
2 I think you 've come to really the wrong committee to try and get money .
3 ‘ Actually , you 've come at just the right moment .
4 The announcement about dinner being served , Henry observed with approval , had come at just the right length of time after the sherry had been drunk .
5 As I speak , a chance now for Martin Foyle ; Foyle has scored for Oxford , he 's done it , Oxford have pulled one back , tremendous through ball for Martin Foyle , he cheeked his way round the goalkeeper , put it in with the side of his foot so you 've come at exactly the right time , thirty one minutes gone , Spurs two , Oxford United one and the goal coming from Martin Foyle .
6 He cheeked his way round the goalkeeper , put it in with the side of his foot , so you 've come at exactly the right time , thirty one minutes gone , Spurs two , Oxford United one .
7 Well Christopher came in here the other day and he says that cake is
8 Cos a I I 've got the contracts right in the Body Shop , we got Karen she used to work in Superdrug , and she came in there the other day and I 'm saying , och , do you know Michelle ?
9 The majority of his 49 international goals came from outside the 18-yard box , and they turned many a game .
10 The sound came from inside the golden orb of hair .
11 It was along one such barren track that Val came across more the gaunt pillars of volcanic rock , ‘ They were like giant effigies presiding over their parched and desolate kingdom .
12 It was the best lesson I 've ever had , and it came at just the right time . ’
13 He never came to a conclusion for Angelina and Oliver came at just the wrong moment , just as the fish required the hand of the maître .
14 It was very difficult to concentrate on football , and then my injuries came at completely the wrong time .
15 Having coached Waikato in the New Zealand provincial championship for some years , Ross was looking for a new challenge and the opportunity to come to Northampton came at exactly the right moment .
16 For the past 15 years , according to Nicholson , HEIs have been increasing the proportion of their research money coming from outside the dual support system .
17 To the extent that a scientific speciality or discipline is bound together by the rules of an existing ‘ paradigm ’ defining the rules for ‘ puzzle-solving ’ with an existing ‘ normal science ’ , it has been argued that major scientific change often comes from outside the existing specialist group — not untypically through the ‘ migration ’ into the group of innovative outsiders .
18 The rebuilding programme has started and Peter 's decision to join us comes at just the right time .
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