Example sentences of "[noun sg] come the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After the snow came the rain . |
| 2 | Before the archway came the garden gate — a modest green door . |
| 3 | At the apex of the pyramid came the princes ' homage to the king — at least where they took it ( excluding therefore the counts of the far south and of Brittany , and the duke of Normandy after the breach of 1051 ) . |
| 4 | then down the wind came the boom of the great stanchion-gun ; and after that sound another sound , louder as it neared ; a cry as of all the bells of Cambridge , and all the hounds of Cottesmore ; and overhead rushed and whirled the skein of terrified wild-fowl , screaming , piping , clacking , croaking , filling the air with the hoarse rattle of their wings , while clear above all sounded the wild whistle of the curlew , and the trumpet note of the great wild swan . |
| 5 | Then yesterday morning the wind dodged into the southwest and thaw slithered across the land , and , suddenly , improbably , out of the thawing wind came the snow . |
| 6 | ‘ But out of the research came the notion of using sugar as a raw material for all kinds of products — for making alcohol , plastics , pesticides and detergents . ’ |
| 7 | Through the mists of her muddled thinking came the name which had wounded her and could now save her . |
| 8 | From this re-arrangement came the expression ‘ robbing Peter to pay Paul ’ . |
| 9 | Out of this absurd impasse came the idea of my writing down my version of Tom Watt 's story . |
| 10 | From some dim recess of her mind came the words of a Breton fisherman 's prayer , which she had read in some book . |
| 11 | With the light came the music . |
| 12 | After the march came the violence as groups of students and other protesters confronted police ; tear gas was used against them . |
| 13 | ‘ Hard on the heels of the policy review came the hunting hounds of the SLD and Green Party scraping up votes in bucket loads ’ . |
| 14 | From beyond the palletwood fence comes the sound of Lucky dragging his chain over the concrete . |
| 15 | After the Action comes the Commentary , again addressed exclusively to us : Shakespeare indeed emphasizes the excellence of the performance , as if from a purely aesthetic point of view , with Richard simultaneously producer , actor , and audience celebrating his skill : ‘ T is well done , indeed ! — Yet , as the continuation makes clear , success for the hypocrite implies contempt for the dupe : Richard 's combination of gloating self-admiration and criticism of his victim makes Lady Anne doubly unfortunate , both gulled and guilty of disloyalty to her dead husband . |
| 16 | When spring comes the earth begins to warm up after winter 's long , cold days . |
| 17 | From this practice comes the phrase ‘ paying on the nail ’ . |
| 18 | Next to suffer in the public perception comes the Government ( 76 per cent ) , followed by the law ( 65 per cent ) the church and journalists ( 59 per cent ) , and the police ( 57 per cent ) . |
| 19 | But next instant came the patter of lighter feet and a fist banged on her door . |
| 20 | From this debate about assessment came the idea of videoing lessons . |
| 21 | Well Of course came the War and and er like for about twelve years like before the War I 'd been president of the Hosiery Finishers Association . |
| 22 | When she asked her pupils the name of one of the disciples quick as a flash came the answer , " Matthew … cap'n . " |
| 23 | No such satisfactory denouement came the way of the beleaguered train catering business . |
| 24 | Eight months after Hoover 's inauguration came the Wall Street Crash in October 1929 . |
| 25 | After the sketch came the paint — black paint , and a lot of ‘ turps ’ to water it down and divide the picture into blocks of light and shadow . |
| 26 | After the big stick came the carrot : he offered to pay my first month 's rent at a hostel he knew . |
| 27 | The knowledge of structure in masonry was extending quickly and with this advance in technique came the means to erect buildings which were mere shells of stone ribs and pillars . |
| 28 | On Sunday afternoon came the awards ceremony . |
| 29 | Just on the hour came the order to halt . |
| 30 | Doi 's resignation came the day after the party 's central executive committee adopted a draft policy document which called for an acknowledgement of the legitimacy of the Japanese Self Defence Forces ( SDF ) and of the country 's right to self-defence . |