Example sentences of "[noun sg] came [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The dramatic succession of disposals from the TI Group , following Sir Christopher Lewinton 's appointment , has been completed and in 1991 the group 's entire £900m turnover came from continuing operations , whereas in 1987 , £394m came from continuing operations and £462m from discontinued operations . |
| 2 | The stark prediction came after hundreds of fire and rescue workers at meetings in Chelmsford and Cambridge on Tuesday night gave overwhelming support to their union 's call for action . |
| 3 | This reasoning came from early reading of a Ladybird book on Lautrec , van Gogh and Gauguin . |
| 4 | This reasoning came from early reading of a Ladybird book on Lautrec , van Gogh and Gauguin . |
| 5 | Meanwhile " the multitude " or " the mob " — this latter term came into common use at this period — were explicitly excluded from orthodox definitions of " the people " . |
| 6 | Their lucky break came with six minutes to go … when Martin Ling was brought down by George Parris … a professional foul … the ref decided he had to go … |
| 7 | His first film break came in 1980 when he starred in the movie version of his great Broadway success The Pirates of Penzance . |
| 8 | His show-business break came in 1956 when he was appointed musical director for the show Cranks which ran in London and on New York 's Broadway . |
| 9 | Around 1985 , Otis put together a band called The Dance Kings , whose big break came in 1987 , when they supported Gary Glitter at the Albert Hall . |
| 10 | Stephen 's big break came in 1984 when a young Manchester band by the name of The Smiths turned up to record a single , Heaven Knows I 'm Miserable Now . |
| 11 | Potter 's bid for martyrdom came at twenty-five-foot Waimea in the winter of '86‐7 when the early rounds of the Billabong Pro were held at the Bay . |
| 12 | The heads of various departments , foremen and other key workers were recruited from just across the county boundary in Sheffield and south Yorkshire ; the rest of the labour force came from many parts of Britain and Ireland . |
| 13 | William Whitelaw , the secretary of state for Northern Ireland , and the Northern Ireland Office administration came under intense pressure from the public . |
| 14 | Then Jerk came in one night and tightened our chains . |
| 15 | The wind came in tiny puffs that hardly stirred the sea 's surface . |
| 16 | The impetus for this research came from two sources . |
| 17 | Much of Sir Charles Irving 's personal vote came from these areas , where many know of his extraordinary personal kindness . |
| 18 | Her greatest compliment came in 1900 when she was accorded the title of Christmas-card Laureate which earned her national fame . |
| 19 | The first great public indication of the shift in Barth 's thinking came in 1927 , when he published the first volume of a projected Christian Dogmatics , which was intended eventually to handle in a systematic way all the main Christian doctrines . |
| 20 | The goal that decided the contest came after 35 minutes from a Paul Wilkinson header , but the man who tormented Ipswich the most was roving raider John Hendrie . |
| 21 | An interruption came from one of the schoolboys who had walked up behind them and had some question he wanted to ask Matthew . |
| 22 | The boys were waiting to cross the road here and the horse came down this lane , galloped straight across the road in front of the traffic then onto the pavement , tried to jump over the boys and jumped onto the boys . |
| 23 | Sharif 's latest disavowal concerning Pakistan 's nuclear programme came amidst renewed controversy prompted by United States Senator Larry Pressler , who claimed during a visit to the country on Jan. 12-13 that Pakistan had the components for at least two nuclear weapons . |
| 24 | The third and last phase in the Once-Over development programme came in 1922 with the addition of a gas injection system to the plough and cultivator unit . |
| 25 | The US-Canada free trade accord came under severe political scrutiny in the first year since its ratification [ see p. 36426 ] . |
| 26 | I was absolutely delighted , colleagues , when the , er , recommendation came through that Eric should be awarded the gold badge because I could personally testify that there can be no better winner or holder of the G M gold badge . |
| 27 | The pound came under intense pressure at the end of 1989 , and fell to its lowest level in December reaching DM2.72 . |
| 28 | THE BANK of England yesterday spent a reported $1bn after the pound came under sustained attack once it became clear that an increase in West German interest rates today is almost certain . |
| 29 | One powerful source of fresh blood came from new men to whom we shall return , the Sussex ironmasters , like the Bowyers of Cuckfield who disputed so effectively with Bishop Curteys . |
| 30 | The long black flying car came in low for another run along An Alleyway called Death . |