Example sentences of "[adv] came to an [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 ] . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | The original alliance between Guntram and his nephew thus came to an end . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Shall we dance some more ? ’ he asked as the record finally came to an end . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | This equality technically came to an end when Gloucester was made protector , but Buckingham 's importance continued to be recognized and his reward was on a commensurate scale . |
| 12 | This equality technically came to an end when Gloucester was made protector , but Buckingham 's importance continued to be recognized and his reward was on a commensurate scale . |
| 13 | If you appeal against your dismissal , and your appeal is rejected , you may wonder whether your job legally came to an end at the time of your original dismissal or when the appeal was eventually turned down . |
| 14 | She sat quietly , however , until the music found its way into calmer waters and then came to an end . |
| 15 | The path widened , then came to an end in a wide , flat pond . |
| 16 | The patient described here took an overdose not long after her marriage somewhat unexpectedly came to an end . |
| 17 | The contractual tenancy therefore came to an end by effluxion of time on 6 June 1989 . |
| 18 | Eight years of isolation , broken only by the ‘ buying-in ’ of the 1986 Cavaliers and 1989 World XV tours , subsequently came to an end in Durban when the New Zealanders kicked off their first official tour on South African soil for 15 years . |
| 19 | Gregory 's account suggests that the family 's influence in Clermont subsequently came to an end , but the poems of Venantius Fortunatus show that the dynasty was still powerful elsewhere : Arcadius 's son Leontius became bishop of Bordeaux . |