Example sentences of "[noun sg] come [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pipes in uPVC come in long lengths ( typically 3m or 6m ) but can be cut very easily . |
| 2 | The result is that , by and large , the fiscal has to take the case as the police have presented it ; he does not seize the opportunity to come into direct contact with the investigation and has little chance of finding out what the police have ignored . |
| 3 | More direct indications of function come with small groups of vessels having three solid or horizontally pierced lugs for suspension by a cord or thong ; these were designed primarily as household utensils . |
| 4 | However , because some of its Members of Parliament come from rural areas , they want those rural areas to be protected . |
| 5 | The new FKW tool free modular system axe and hammer come with S-shaped shafts and should be lighter and better balanced than the original FKWs . |
| 6 | There is the fact that the very rocks on which we live — no matter where — may have originated through volcanism ; that much of the gold and many of the other economic minerals that we use every day are linked with volcanic activity ; that most of the world 's best coffee and tea come from volcanic areas , and that there may be areas on the Moon and Mars which are analogous to terrestrial continents and oceans . |
| 7 | Analysts expect the pound to come under renewed pressure in the run-up to Thursday 's Bundesbank meeting , which will decide whether and by how much to raise West Germany 's key Lombard interest rate . |
| 8 | The dramatic succession of disposals from the TI Group , following Sir Christopher Lewinton 's appointment , has been completed and in 1991 the group 's entire £900m turnover came from continuing operations , whereas in 1987 , £394m came from continuing operations and £462m from discontinued operations . |
| 9 | This reasoning came from early reading of a Ladybird book on Lautrec , van Gogh and Gauguin . |
| 10 | This reasoning came from early reading of a Ladybird book on Lautrec , van Gogh and Gauguin . |
| 11 | Meanwhile " the multitude " or " the mob " — this latter term came into common use at this period — were explicitly excluded from orthodox definitions of " the people " . |
| 12 | Potter 's bid for martyrdom came at twenty-five-foot Waimea in the winter of '86‐7 when the early rounds of the Billabong Pro were held at the Bay . |
| 13 | William Whitelaw , the secretary of state for Northern Ireland , and the Northern Ireland Office administration came under intense pressure from the public . |
| 14 | The wind came in tiny puffs that hardly stirred the sea 's surface . |
| 15 | Sharif 's latest disavowal concerning Pakistan 's nuclear programme came amidst renewed controversy prompted by United States Senator Larry Pressler , who claimed during a visit to the country on Jan. 12-13 that Pakistan had the components for at least two nuclear weapons . |
| 16 | The pound came under intense pressure at the end of 1989 , and fell to its lowest level in December reaching DM2.72 . |
| 17 | THE BANK of England yesterday spent a reported $1bn after the pound came under sustained attack once it became clear that an increase in West German interest rates today is almost certain . |
| 18 | One powerful source of fresh blood came from new men to whom we shall return , the Sussex ironmasters , like the Bowyers of Cuckfield who disputed so effectively with Bishop Curteys . |
| 19 | In 1973 the industry came under national control and since then it has expanded from nearly 44 000 ha to more than 70 000 ha and employs more than 22 per cent of the island 's labour force . |
| 20 | The action came despite bitter opposition from hardline conservatives who said that the treaty favoured the USA and amounted to a present on " a silver platter " for the US president-elect Bill Clinton . |
| 21 | The initial call for UN action came from foreign ministers of the five Central American countries last spring . |
| 22 | It 's believed the source of the outbreak came from grazing cattle and sheep . |
| 23 | Much of the money for its new accident and emergency department came from public donations . |
| 24 | The latest march came amidst renewed signs of Hindu-Moslem hostility centring on the disputed mosque in Ayodhya , Uttar Pradesh , where the BJP state government formally took possession of 1.12 hectares of land around the shrine on Nov. 3 [ see p. 38532 ] . |
| 25 | The main opposition came from Roman Catholics , who organised substantial vocal heckling groups at public meetings , and several MPs who battled over the issue inside Parliament . |
| 26 | ‘ However , the threat that councillors may back the strong opposition coming from local people by rejecting the scheme , as recommended by their planning officer , has shown the potential for serious negotiation . |
| 27 | From the mid seventeenth century the proportion of the government 's revenue coming from direct taxation of the peasantry began to rise steeply . |
| 28 | Power steering is now standard , but it does nothing to blunt the feedback coming from front wheels to steering wheel : the old wrist-snapping kickback over bumps is largely eradicated but the important messages are translated as crisply as ever . |
| 29 | For normal political life to be maintained in Northern Ireland , is it not critical to defeat terrorism , and must not that defeat come before political changes or constitutional arrangements ? |
| 30 | Second , if much of local authority revenue comes from central government , the levels of spending and taxes may be insensitive to the wishes of local residents . |