Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] come on the " in BNC.

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1 A more recent example of cross-Atlantic friction came on the set of Sunset ( 1989 ) between Bruce Willis and Malcolm McDowell .
2 ‘ When the actual case came on the judge said some harsh things about the wife .
3 A male voice came on the line .
4 He changed overlays and a schematic map came on the screen .
5 Strongest organic growth came on the Continent , where profits rose by 150 per cent in France and 70 per cent in West Germany .
6 A large blister came on the heel of her right palm , from forcing the trowel handle down to prise bricks up .
7 Somehow when that person comes on the screen you know immediately , that 's right , that 's the one , they really make the character come to life .
8 Sometimes a piece of outdoor clothing comes on the market and leaves you with such mixed feelings it 's hard to know where to start a review .
9 The Swede , playing in the penultimate group , finished his round just as Spanish television came on the air and the situation embarrassed tournament director David Probyn .
10 The unexpected support came on the day miners ' unions , after receiving assurances , agreed to call off a High Court bid to force British Coal to re-open and work 10 pits earmarked for early closure .
11 With more equipment coming on the market , WHO decided that Cali should concentrate on long-term research and that a full-time test facility was needed in Europe .
12 The first caller came on the line .
13 Norman birdied the 11th , coaxed home a six-yarder for a two at the 13th , and surged ahead with a two-shot swing coming on the next green .
14 A right of first refusal was granted to former land and home owners when their expropriated property came on the market .
15 In the course of building what we now see , it seems that no sooner did one bishop come on the scene than he abandoned the work of his predecessors and started again .
16 News of the possible buyout came on the day on which production restarted at Leyland after a deal between suppliers and the receiver , Arthur Andersen .
17 a red light come on the back and when , and then when the and let them go , must of heard it , saw running and he 's
18 The only blot on an otherwise clean campaign came on the eve of the poll when the communist newspaper Sovietskaya Rossiya published a report implying that Yeltsin had been involved in an illegal deal to sell billions of roubles at a cheap rate to a British company .
19 But er often you might want to trigger off a particular pattern coming on the trace .
20 A loud imperious knocking came on the tongued boards of the ceiling in the middle of the rowdy relief .
21 Although verbal agreements can be binding in law , they can be difficult to prove in later years , particularly when a new not so friendly neighbour comes on the scene .
22 But a great deal of research and money needs to be invested when a new product and a completely new chemical comes on the market , and there 's been many examples in the past of things being released .
23 One day , for instance , a female journalist came on the set to interview Brynner who proceeded to make her look pretty stupid in front of everybody on the set .
24 Grimsby 's best opening came on the half-hour , when Paul Groves put Mendonca in behind keeper Ludo Miklosko .
25 The new claim comes on the day the princess returned home from a disastrous tour to South Korea only to hear that the baby son of a close friend had died .
26 Well er there was I did n't do so much of the normal grafting naturally , but I was always , if there was a new man came on the job they would always learns .
27 I had just time to pull on a clean shirt and a pair of Chinos — Springsteen 's favourites as they show up his black hairs to best effect — before the local news came on the TV .
28 The main challenge came on the floor of the Commons at Report Stage when a new clause , giving the courts power to pass sentences of corporal punishment on young male offenders convicted of crimes of violence on second or subsequent conviction , was rejected by 259 votes to sixty-seven .
29 For the record , the Group Captain says Payne Stewart did n't play a round there last year because a third party came on the line , and spoke with a girl at the desk .
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