Example sentences of "[num ord] come the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | First came the disappointing news that House of Fraser is to close its branch of Binns in the town . |
| 2 | First came the clashing sound of stone against stone and the resounding thud of boulders dropped to the ground ; then the recurrent frantic yelping . |
| 3 | First comes the inner experience of a spiritual reality described as a door opening to reveal not only the face of the Beloved but a way of love by which he can be reached ( 15.92 ) . |
| 4 | ‘ First comes the sheer terror , ’ Twiggy told me , recalling how Pamela had first warned her about Alar ( Daminozide ) , a potential carcinogen in widespread use on applies . |
| 5 | First comes the young child 's attachment to parents — a growing bond of affection , respect and loyalty . |
| 6 | First comes the Theological Library ( 1671–9 ) , by Orsi and again decorated by Nosecký , the in-house painter , between 1723 and 1727 . |
| 7 | First comes the choral nursery rhyme , linked typographically with the italicized passages placed against the right-hand margin to differentiate them from the rest of the text . |
| 8 | Across a range of questions , the pattern was consistent : the first set contained the largest proportion of students who became less honest ; next came the second set ; honourably in the rear were the astronomers , with the smallest proportion of students who became less honest . |
| 9 | Next came the new technology . |
| 10 | Next came the latest Canadian , Conrad Black , a businessman of conservative views , who bought the Telegraph papers from the last of the Berry family in the newspaper business , Camrose 's younger son Michael , Lord Hartwell . |
| 11 | Next comes the oral trauma associated with the coming of weaning and agriculture and resulting in polytheistic religion . |
| 12 | Next comes the easy descent of Sea Gully , followed by the face of Raven Wall . |
| 13 | Next comes the Social Chapter . |