Example sentences of "[noun sg] came [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , with rock came also a different formal scheme , the ‘ twelve bar blues ’ . |
| 2 | As she put down her cases a large shiny 1935 Armstrong Siddeley car came around a bend in the station drive and braked to a halt a short distance from her . |
| 3 | Rush 's club landmark came just a week after he had reached a scoring milestone for his country . |
| 4 | Gina 's confirmation came just a little too fast , as family pride forced the lie to her lips . |
| 5 | ‘ The roof came off a woman 's house , and we all helped to save what we could . |
| 6 | My son-in-law came home a few weeks ago and confessed he 'd been having an affair with a girl in his office . |
| 7 | Meanwhile , as Ladbrokes shortened Nashwan 's odds for next Sunday 's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe from 2-1 to 7-4 with a run , French Glory came down a point to 7-1 amid rumours that Pat Eddery would switch to him from Khalid Abdullah 's other probable runner , Assatis . |
| 8 | Harvey 's resignation came just a fortnight after assistant manager Graham Shepherd resigned . |
| 9 | Webster 's resignation came only a month after a fire in the US embassy in Moscow , which apparently led to the loss of computer disks and other sensitive material when Soviet firefighters , possibly including State Security ( KGB ) agents , were allowed to move unescorted through parts of the building . |
| 10 | United 's best chance of the half came just a minute later ; Martin Foyle ran on to the perfect Paul Simpson through ball , he actually got past goal keeper Andy Gosney but he was forced just a little bit wide . |
| 11 | When the sun came out a rainbow formed and the air was so clear that each pine tree on the distant mountains , where usually the forest is a shadowy blur , stood out separate and distinct . |
| 12 | My confidence came back a lot towards the end of the season . |
| 13 | The double explosion came just a few hours after a bomb exploded at Woodside Park tube station . |
| 14 | Her turn to act as hostess came up a month after Nora had returned to Northumberland . |
| 15 | To mark the hierarchy of the Court came also a restoration of the entrées , the petites entrées being in the apartments of the Empress . |
| 16 | The other came down a short distance the other side of the village of Whelford |
| 17 | The assault came only a few hours after Gorbachev had reassured a Federation Council meeting in Moscow that force would not be used . |
| 18 | The news came only a weeks after another major Abingdon employer , Abingdon Carpets , announced a hundred and fifty jobs would go with the transfer of its distribution centre from the town to Bradford . |
| 19 | A suitable window frame came off a skip behind a local double glazing merchant , and was incorporated into the studwork . |
| 20 | Jonna 's chin came up a fraction and he looked his father straight in the eye . |
| 21 | The attack came only a few hours after the Thai Interior Minister , Gen. Issarapong Noonpakdi , had issued a " last warning " to the Myanman military to withdraw all its troops from the Thai side of the border . |
| 22 | The door came off a shed full of tools , and spades , even , were turning over and over ; while a flock of rods kept for wattling thrust through the air , cruel as arrows . |
| 23 | The noise was stilled as a voice came over a microphone . |
| 24 | Unfortunately , the invitation came only a few days before the weekend fixed for the competition , giving the Ayrshire team no time at all to train . |
| 25 | Ms Raymond 's death came just a month after the break-up of her marriage to her second husband with whom she had a 10-month-old daughter . |