Example sentences of "[noun sg] only came to [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Her case only came to light because the Health Authority meeting were mistakenly sent to the media .
2 The assault only came to light four days later , when he went to hospital for treatment .
3 ‘ But , unfortunately , this undesirable side to your brother 's character only came to light after I 'd hired you .
4 Part of the scandal only came to light when an eagle-eyed bank clerk spotted changes made to the bank destination information on an authorised cheque from Craven Grain .
5 News of the car smuggling scandal only came to light when Col. Luis Catalino González Rojas , commander of the fourth infantry division , defied orders and leaked evidence of the affair to the press .
6 The matter only came to light when police , conducting an inquiry into the running of children 's homes in North Wales , interviewed the boy last year .
7 The matter only came to light when police , conducting an inquiry into the running of children 's homes in North Continued on Page 5 Continued from Page 1 Wales , interviewed the boy last year .
8 Police were not informed and the matter only came to light last year during a police investigation into the running of children 's homes in North Wales .
9 Parts of the contents of the manual only came to light as a result of criminal trials following an incident at Orgreave during the strike , at which some of the techniques were implemented for the first time .
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