Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] [adv] come to " in BNC.
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| 1 | My mind was so wrapped round with skeins of my own distant past that I could n't immediately come to grips with the demands of the present . |
| 2 | ‘ Raymond 's family could n't quite come to terms with eating something sweet at the start of a meal , ’ said Ilsa , laughing . |
| 3 | One died recently , but she could n't ever come to terms with the fact that her house had been burgled , and that the er , that some of her most valued contents had been taken . |
| 4 | The judgement led one observer to point out ruefully that there now existed a situation where two tribunals faced with similar circumstances could quite reasonably come to different conclusions , and that their rulings could not be overturned on appeal in the Interests of consistency ( IRS , 1985a ) . |
| 5 | Wendy 's boyfriend was pleased with the idea of being a father at first but he could never really come to terms with the reality of it , nor his responsibilities . |
| 6 | To the disappointment of some of its supporters , the new Labour government proved to be by no means wedded to the idea that the British empire ought now summarily to come to an end . |
| 7 | Everything was wrong with him — he would n't always come to meetings and when he did he was ‘ difficult ’ . |
| 8 | stop worrying about you know , losing any try and put a couple of pounds on if you ca n't then come to us and we 'll find out what 's wrong |
| 9 | I think the problem with a clear remit I ca n't really come to terms with that , precisely , competitive . |
| 10 | And the decision she would almost certainly come to would be a hard one to take . |
| 11 | It would be a poor sort of immortality , however , because any personal concept of time for the astronaut would almost certainly come to an end as he was torn apart inside the black hole ! |
| 12 | There was evidence that the book , if published , would almost certainly come to her attention , and would cause her gross psychological damage . |
| 13 | She thought that although she might one day be able to accept this stupid time hiccup , she would never ever come to terms with these brief glimpses into another world ; as though a door had opened and closed and that , for a moment , she had stood with one foot on either side of the threshold . |
| 14 | If the flights can be arranged , they will almost certainly come to the region . |
| 15 | I think one of the most valuable points that emerged from the Felixstowe experience , as far as I was concerned anyway was the fact that with all those people there when we heard their views , erm , it was quite apparent that it was n't the case of local people opposing what the County Council traffic people propose to do , many there were many different and varying interests there and , and we , we could , we can then basically come to a conclusion which satisfied , satisfied I hope most of them , but , we , we , at that meeting among the local people some supporters with some of our road safety and some were very much against them , others were neutral , but it was n't just a question of erm a , a united opposition of what we proposed to do er , and this was very valuable . |