Example sentences of "[adv] come to an [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | He had most of the presents and all the adults to himself , and it only came to an end for him when he was very sick late in the morning , but whether from too much excitement or too many sweets , nobody could tell . |
| 3 | The miners ' action , based on demands for higher wages , better conditions and changes in the national political leadership , only came to an end on May 10 when a decree was issued transferring the control of the mines in the Russian Federation to the RFSFR government [ see p. 38204 ] . |
| 4 | In the 1920s America had witnessed some of the problems of the modern world that was emerging after the First World War ; the confusions and uncertainties that revealed themselves became more acute as prosperity suddenly came to an end in 1929 . |
| 5 | All these activities suddenly came to an end when Chiang Kai-shek broke with the Communists after the USSR had tried to take over the KMT . |
| 6 | Also big trousers with big tops — it was all coming to an end , but it was still OK to wear them . |
| 7 | In Island Export and Finance Ltd v Umunna [ 1986 ] BCLC 460 it was held that a director 's fiduciary duty did not necessarily come to an end when he ceased to be a director . |
| 8 | If the case had been one of estoppel , it might be said that in any event the estoppel would cease when the conditions to which the representation applied came to an end , or it also might be said that it would only come to an end on notice . |
| 9 | The long sermon eventually came to an end and shortly afterwards the young couple left the chapel as man and wife , to the applause of those who had witnessed the ceremony . |
| 10 | Of course , her letter has given me extra cause to continue thinking of her as ‘ Miss Kenton ’ , since it would seem , sadly , that her marriage is finally to come to an end . |
| 11 | Reflecting the substantial barriers to international integration , prices have not come to an equilibrium across countries . |
| 12 | A brilliant student 's seven-year battle for compensation after being crippled for life , has finally come to an end with a record award of £1.2 million . |
| 13 | As this issue of The Lifeboat goes to press the 16th International Lifeboat Conference has just come to an end in Oslo . |
| 14 | It looked as if the serenity of the evening had just come to an end ! |
| 15 | Most of which I know some of them have already come to an end like Julie 's E S |
| 16 | The original alliance between Guntram and his nephew thus came to an end . |
| 17 | The liberal interlude , as they call it , where laws such as those over obscene publications were allowed to lie fallow , soon came to an end . |
| 18 | Shall we dance some more ? ’ he asked as the record finally came to an end . |
| 19 | When the parade finally came to an end , Sergeant-Major Philpott congratulated them all and before dismissing the parade told the troops they could take the rest of the day off , but they must return to barracks and be tucked up in bed before midnight . |
| 20 | Leeds went ahead in the second half with a goal by Wallace but their period of domination shortly came to an end and Everton pressed hard before Cottee got the equaliser . |
| 21 | It is coming to an end in May , it is not coming to an end in practice . |
| 22 | Give me patience , give me a little more patience , Alida thought , for it is soon coming to an end . |
| 23 | A booking contract will normally come to an end in any of three ways : |
| 24 | A s8 order will normally come to an end when the child reaches the age of 16 although the court can extend it to the child 's eighteenth birthday if the circumstances of the case are exceptional ( ss9(6) , 91(10) ( 11 ) ) . |
| 25 | JANUARY 1st dawned in Czechoslovakia and the world did not come to an end . |
| 26 | 1 Samuel 4 renews the story of the conflict between the two peoples , and that rivalry remains a major feature of the account of Saul 's reign , and does not come to an end till victories won by David , described in 2 Samuel 5 . |
| 27 | Held , allowing the appeal , that although there was a strong presumption against interpreting a statute as taking away the right of silence of an accused person it was the plain intention of the Criminal Justice Act 1987 that the powers of the Director of the Serious Fraud Office should not come to an end when the person under investigation had been charged ; and that , accordingly , she was entitled to compel the applicant to answer questions on pain of commission of a criminal offence under section 2(13) of the Act of 1987 if he did not do so and no caution was appropriate ( post , pp. 68F–H , 81C–F , 83E , 86H ) . |
| 28 | Thus , a tenancy for a term of " seven years and thereafter from year to year " is not a term certain because the tenancy will not come to an end until notice is served . |
| 29 | He added : ‘ I would be very sad if we could not come to an agreement with the tanker owners . |
| 30 | Do not come to an interview encumbered with a lot of clutter like parcels , scarves , large shopping bags , and shoulder bags , which make you look burdened down . |