Example sentences of "[noun pl] come [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | First , the increased weight of demands came at a time when the actual problems thrust before government were not only more complex and intractable , but were also more interdependent — solve one ( say , inflation ) and you only caused another ( rising unemployment ) . |
| 2 | Lachlan sneezed , and suddenly his crazy eyes came to a focus . |
| 3 | The Ghost Train rattled , amplified screams came from a record in the Haunted House , and amplified laughter from the Hall of a Million Mirrors . |
| 4 | The voices came to a halt directly above him . |
| 5 | The dismissals came against a background of mounting political tension in Zanzibar and Pemba associated with the banning of Moslem stickers bearing the words Bismillahi Rahmani Rahim ( In the name of God , the Compassionate , the Merciful ) . |
| 6 | The slap-down for macho big-spenders came in a survey by the Brut fragrance company . |
| 7 | Their goals came from a Franck Sauzee penalty and two strikes from Alen Boksic . |
| 8 | A significant stage on the way to the Church Dogmatics came with a study of Anselm 's Proslogion , which Barth published in 1931 as Fides Quaerens Intellectum ( ‘ faith seeking understanding ’ : the phrase was Anselm 's own description of the task of theology ) . |
| 9 | The last words came as a snarl . |
| 10 | The words came in a rush . |
| 11 | Then his words came in a mutter so unlike his usual jaunty tones as he announced , ‘ They wo n't have me . ’ |
| 12 | Strange things seemed to be happening to her voice , and her words came in a sort of confused mumble . |
| 13 | Internal dissension in the ILP caused by Communist sympathizers came to a head in August 1934 . |
| 14 | Yesterday 's announcement of 420 job losses came after a meeting between the receivers and union representatives at the yard , where warships have been built for 130 years . |
| 15 | ‘ I closed off … yes , I did close off my heart because you had closed off yours , ’ she insisted quickly , her words coming in a rush . |
| 16 | Some database software come " content for pupils to use as a source of information e.g. QUES1 as books come in a variety of formats so does computer soft " Viewdata software such as COMMUNITEL , with pages down from Frestel , comes closest to the description of a book with and page numbers . |
| 17 | Say how many Smarties come in a thing . |
| 18 | • As an introductory offer these units come with a 10% discount to purchasers quoting this PFK page number when placing an order . |
| 19 | The figurines come from a number of important sites around the island , some excavated in the 1960s by Professor Christos Doumas . |
| 20 | A participant observation study of Sheffield United fans , purporting to show that hooligan supporters come from a variety of social backgrounds ( Armstrong and Harris , 1991 ) has been justifiably criticised by Dunning and colleagues ( 1991 ) for its methodological shortcomings and contradictory presentation of evidence . |
| 21 | His words come in a rush . |
| 22 | The giant wrought-iron entrance gates , for example , came from the people of Tetbury , the fruit trees espaliered against the walls of the vegetable garden were presented by the Worshipful Company of Fruiterers and the herbs came from a women 's institute in Sussex . |
| 23 | A MOUNTAIN BIKE race for youngsters through woods came to a halt when when one rider spotted an unexpected hazard — a grenade . |
| 24 | The series of public meetings came to a climax on the weekend of 30 March with a large protest march , in which anti-nuclear groups participated along with local people , in Lettermacaward . |
| 25 | Instantly the female stopped too , so that both birds came to a halt like toys whose batteries have run down . |
| 26 | It had occurred to her that most products came in a variety of sizes and offered a wide choice , but she felt the cosmetic trade was too dictatorial about what the customer should buy . |
| 27 | The cases came in a rush , in part because social services started referring a backlog of children because there was someone at the hospital prepared to diagnose , she says , and because Dr Wyatt started asking whether sexual abuse might be the problem in cases which had failed to respond to previous treatment . |
| 28 | A study by Tom Copeland , a finance academic turned consultant at McKinsey , of six LBOs among its clients found that half of the value created in the buy-outs came as a result of unexpected falls in interest rates . |
| 29 | The announcement that some routes in the area , which is visited by over 2,000 climbers a year , are to be equipped for ‘ environmental ’ reasons came in a press release that effectively throws down the gauntlet to the sport 's governing body . |
| 30 | The 700,000-strong majority Russian population in the Dnestr valley planned to reinforce its September unilateral secession declaration by holding elections on Nov. 25 to a " Transdnestr Republic " Supreme Soviet , but tensions came to a head on Nov. 2 following rumours that polling was being brought forward to Nov. 4 . |