Example sentences of "[modal v] have come as a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It should have come as a complete surprise , but the man swayed , taking Ross 's fist on his shoulder . |
| 2 | He had picked up the pieces after the war and it must have come as a total shock to someone with his background to find players in his side who rocked the boat . |
| 3 | Being so far advanced in this objective , even before the evening started , it must have come as a great surprise when the meeting was jolted into controversy by an unexpected suggestion from Councillor B. Watts . |
| 4 | Hardy 's decision , in 1862 , to further his career in London must have come as a surprise to his family and employer — perhaps even to himself since he set out with a return ticket in his pocket . |
| 5 | Whatever one may argue for the value of research findings which ensue from this technique ( and certainly the publication of Down and Out must have come as a revelation to many people in present-day Britain ) the question must be squarely faced as to whether the social researcher has a right to deceive and manipulate people for research purposes . |
| 6 | ‘ When you got the solicitor 's letter saying you 'd inherited the place it must have come as a terrific shock . |
| 7 | For several years , we were twins , which must have come as a surprise to my mother , then slowly she fell behind as I pulled ahead , year after year . |
| 8 | Clovis 's death must have come as a relief to Gundobad . |
| 9 | At the age of 63 , Friedman seems in better technical shape than ever , and to many of the younger members of his substantial audience , these performances must have come as a revelation . |
| 10 | The smile may have come as a surprise to connoisseurs of the pictures of him which have been issued to the world . |
| 11 | It may have come as a surprise to some , especially those nations where they have a fixed XV to which they only add as time goes by ’ . |
| 12 | The demand for subject access may have come as a shock to the library profession but , more importantly , it raised a very fundamental issue : that is , the role of the catalogue in providing access to the library collection . |
| 13 | For secondary school teachers of mathematics who have been eager to respond to the call for investigative work , the introduction of GCSE coursework assessment may have come as a rational consequence of what they see as timely changes in the curriculum . |
| 14 | The honour may have come as a surprise to some , but England 's second city has never played second fiddle in the music business , spawning such performers as The Moody Blues , The Spencer Davis group , Black Sabbath , ELO , Duran Duran and UB40 . |
| 15 | NEIL Kinnock 's slightly manic conducting of Men of Harlech at Egglescliffe School on Friday may have come as a mild surprise to the attendant gentlemen of the Press . |
| 16 | Indeed Maiden was competitive which on the first leg may have come as a surprise to the girls . |
| 17 | He may have come as a very self- satisfied person , after all , socially , he had made it . |
| 18 | Mr Runciman said it was decided to issue a profits warning which would have come as a bombshell . |
| 19 | For the Lancashire committee the vote ( 2,046 in favour , 961 against ) will have come as a relief , and for John Brewer in particular as something of a triumph . |