Example sentences of "[adv] come [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ In approaching the wife 's defence I have regretfully come to the conclusion that the judge has overlooked two critical points of distinction between her case and that of the husband . |
| 2 | We have successfully come through a war . |
| 3 | I 've only come for the afternoon because Sheila 's off sick . |
| 4 | The initiative for bodies of this sort has not only come from the centre . |
| 5 | ‘ You 'd better come to the flat with me for a start , as soon as the warrant arrives . |
| 6 | His manner was that of a man resigned to repeated interruptions : ‘ I suppose this is about Mr Francis ; you 'd better come into the office . ’ |
| 7 | Though before she could get in with a quick plea for an interview , Vendelin Gajdusek revealed that he had not for a moment forgotten the way in which the Dobermann had attached himself to her ankle , by decreeing , ‘ You 'd better come into the house and have some antiseptic put on that wound . ’ |
| 8 | The uncle had apparently come to the school gates at the end of school and when the girl was a little way on her way home had caught up with her and taken her to his house . |
| 9 | Just as they approached the doors , he stopped as if he had suddenly come to a decision . |
| 10 | In alluding to Ronald Duncan and The Criterion , he was referring to a proposal by Duncan — with whom I had been in correspondence , though I did not meet him until after the war — that I should write for The Townsman ( a magazine which he edited from an ancient mill situated in a valley on the Devon/Cornish border , where I was later to live and write about ) , an article analysing the reasons why The Criterion , after flourishing for seventeen years , had so suddenly come to an end . |
| 11 | Well , that was when it had all come to a head . |
| 12 | and as soon as you 've parked , they 've obviously come from a home somewhere or from the hospital or whatever |
| 13 | War or no war , the Government 's other business had not come to a halt . |
| 14 | Best of all , why not come to the University and find out for yourself , on the spot , either at an Open Day or by arranging an individual visit . |
| 15 | ‘ Bertha saw the wolf and she wished she had not come to the gardens . |
| 16 | Since the ability to draw is not seen as particularly important , this state of affairs has not come to the fore . |
| 17 | The four-fold hike in oil prices in 1973 would have devastated the world economy had inflation not come to the rescue of western consumers by reducing the real burden of dearer oil . |
| 18 | A number of Laura 's relations lived there , but he had not come to the Relais to discuss them . |
| 19 | One might point out that this morning he issued to the press a 20-page document which he still has not come to the House to answer for . |
| 20 | I am sorry that I so rattled the Prime Minister with my question at the previous Prime Minister 's Question Time that he has not come to the House today . |
| 21 | I can say positively that the contents of the letter have not come to the notice of the British . |
| 22 | ‘ I have not come to the North-East just to play in the FA Cup , ’ he said . |
| 23 | The statement made by the timber firm to the dock company had not come to the attention of the innocent purchaser ; it therefore could not have misled him . |
| 24 | The Bosnian Muslims so far have not come to the UN and instead pleaded their case with US officials . |
| 25 | Reflecting the substantial barriers to international integration , prices have not come to an equilibrium across countries . |
| 26 | ‘ I 've not come for a drink . |
| 27 | She had not come for the sake of experiencing a bush walk — and her willingness to help had been to gain time to carry out her plan , or rather , Aunt Bertha 's plan . |
| 28 | Temple 's decision to increase its offer had not come as a surprise , he said , and the SeaCo board would meet next week to consider its response . |
| 29 | The fact he had not come into the kitchen meant he felt unwanted , and this brought Faye in with , " And there is no place we can talk in this house now . |
| 30 | ‘ He has not come into the shop once . |