Example sentences of "[vb past] come for [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 But many Americans thought the time had come for a political change to the safer conservatism of the Republican Party .
2 The time had come for a deaf person to occupy it and Hudson 's chairmanship therefore lasted only three years .
3 The most awkward joints were where the glazing bars met the curved members , any-way , after cutting about fifty joints in all , rebates for glass , slots for fielded panels , mouldings on corners and moulded glazing fillets the time had come for a complete dry assembly of the members .
4 She hoped it would throw Maurin off guard , persuade him she had come for a little of his flirtatious conversation at the least , a few more questions about Durance and Sabine Jourdain at the most .
5 Everyone had come for a good time , and they did not want it spoiling by some wildmen .
6 These architects fervently felt that the time had come for a new type of public building .
7 Lotus was also in trouble and Mr Chapman decided that the end of the road had come for the Seven .
8 By this time , according to Dyos and Aldcroft , most of the potential for river improvement had been exhausted and the time had come for the deliberate making of waterways , a step which , though it was a natural development from a learning process on the rivers , was yet one of great import .
9 Now that the time had come for the depleted garrison to shrink back inside the new fortifications , accommodation had to be found for the ladies displaced from Dr Dunstaple 's house .
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