Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] they come [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But in the 1950s the first wave of modern consumerism transformed people 's lifestyles so that they came to expect it to be right and natural that they should have consumer durables ( and increasingly non-durable goods ) . |
| 2 | It is true that the Anglo-Norman aristocracy spoke French among themselves and wrote to each other in that language , long after they came to regard themselves as Englishmen . |
| 3 | Little by little the Grants began to do more things together as they came to trust each other , and to find enjoyment in each other 's company . |
| 4 | They are made of basaltic glass , so when they come to rest , they glisten blackly on the ground . |
| 5 | We go to the people … rather than them coming to look for us ! ’ |
| 6 | But as soon as they come to rest the wings close and the animals become completely cryptic again . |
| 7 | If I phone home and they come to get me , will they recognize me ? |
| 8 | The Good Book has taught us their image , they must be outcasts with the mark of Cain upon them , Ishmaels for whom the savage wilderness is home till they come to know the wisdom of the Lord . |
| 9 | Adults gradually come to recognize and forgive nameaphasia , probably as they come to experience it more and more themselves . |
| 10 | The history of penal reform has been marked by resistance to novelty ; people need time to get used to ideas , even if they come to oppose them . |
| 11 | Bill Walker , MP , who has criticised the Scottish Office for what he says is their failure to help the family , said : ‘ I will be here when they come to evict the family and I will stand shoulder to shoulder with them . ’ |
| 12 | Maybe when they come to perform to each other that is for them a time for evaluation and assessment , and I consciously make it one , because it 's important when they produce , when they perform their music they really bare their souls . |