Example sentences of "[noun] comes [conj] [adv] a " in BNC.

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1 Communion comes but twice a year for some
2 It 's not every house that has antique vases thirty feet up a wall to dust … fortunately even at Claydon House the problem comes but once a year .
3 ‘ The amount of studying for the exams comes as quite a shock ’
4 You 'll learn all I can tell you when the time comes and not a moment sooner .
5 Christmas comes but once a year . ’
6 As Italians and many others would agree , fortunately for the figure Christmas comes but once a year !
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