Example sentences of "[adv] come the first [noun] " in BNC.

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1 In these circumstances it seemed to Napoleon III that the Entente needed a boost and so came the first essay in Court diplomacy , the state visit to England in 1855 at the request of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert .
2 A few minutes later came the first gun-fire .
3 two minutes behind came the first horse … for only the second time the wheels had won …
4 Now comes the first LP — picked up by Guernica in the face of widespread interest — which confirms the potential ‘ Palomine ’ , with nine original tracks , and one Sebadoh cover , is a warm , uplifting and engrossing record .
5 Then came the first signs of recovery with the opening of his eyes and a squeeze of his wife 's hand .
6 And then came the first Wednesday in October — the day of the Woman 's Institute bush walk .
7 Then came the first Shadow Cabinet meeting .
8 ‘ And then came the first tragedy .
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