Example sentences of "[noun] have come [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I know that the organisational change has come as a shock to you , as it has for me , but we want to part company after all these years , on the best and friendliest of terms . |
| 2 | Funding has come from a variety of sources including the Wolfson Foundation and Charitable Trust , the Museums and Galleries Improvement Fund , the Worshipful Company of Glass Sellers of London , the British Glass Education Trust and private donations . |
| 3 | Well , the SAAF has come to a conclusion that others have long held — the only replacement for a Dakota is another Dakota ! |
| 4 | The announcement that Saudi Arabia is to buy 48 of the aircraft has come as a relief to workers at Smiths Industries in Bishops Cleeve , which supplies cockpit displays for the Tornado . |
| 5 | Even Sir John Stokes , the bristle-brushed old gent for whom ‘ the twentieth century has been a mistake ’ , sat in the Commons representing the Birmingham dormitories of Halesowen and Stourbridge , where the closest most of his supporters had come to a foxhunt was a roadside cocktail lounge called the Whip and Saddle . |
| 6 | Her eyes on where to place her feet , she failed to notice that Travis had come to a halt , and cannoned right into him . |
| 7 | The year began with cold clammy fogs , and although some industry had come to a standstill because of workers called to the colours , and factories bombed by the enemy , we still did not have the Clean Air Act , and there was still quite a lot of smoke from domestic fires , and from the slack coal burnt by factories making munitions . |
| 8 | The carriage had come to a standstill |
| 9 | PC Fishwick said it is likely the ties have come from a shop in the North-East or North Yorkshire . |
| 10 | We are naturally disappointed that substantial catastrophe losses have come at a time when the pace of our underlying recovery is accelerating , but we are confident that the improvement in our performance is soundly based and will continue to show through as strong management action proves increasingly effective . ’ |
| 11 | Aid agencies all over the world have tried to ease their situation , but more immediate help has come from a Hereford farmer . |
| 12 | This attitude has come as a shock to many in Hollywood who are falling over themselves to sign him . |
| 13 | A CALL for a big shake-up in the structure of the Scottish leagues has come from a shock source . |
| 14 | However in the past few days Hanley has come through a series of rigorous tests , and his return was hastened by the absence of Andy Goodway , who broke a finger at Headingley last Saturday . |
| 15 | Recently matters had come to a head . |
| 16 | My ritual cataloguing had come to a halt . |
| 17 | This issue had come to a head in July , with the tabling of a no-confidence motion in parliament , and the live broadcasting of the July 18-20 debate on national television . |
| 18 | For it had been when Ryan had died , three years ago now , that the situation between her and Jake had come to a head . |
| 19 | It was plain for all to see that his father 's ultimatum had come as a shock to Jonna . |
| 20 | This is especially important if the mice have come from a source that is not usually used and if the health status of the colony of origin is unknown . |
| 21 | Katie 's come across a problem she 's got too many bits , so she 's going to go up and along , this time she 's |
| 22 | Matters have come to a head with the publication of a new and more detailed insurance group rating system which insurers say will enable them to pinpoint the higher risk models more accurately . |
| 23 | ‘ Far from departing from the traditional view of the relationship between ranks , the moment has come for a return to it , ’ said Mr Roach . |
| 24 | But the move has come after a series of blows , including poor livestock sales and lower wool prices . |
| 25 | Mack Sennett had come from a New England working-class background and he had himself worked as a plumber 's mate . |
| 26 | Hayling had come across a man called Chris Walsh who was already getting funds from the GLC for his latest , faltering , business enterprise , a Third World Development unit based in Highbury , North London . |
| 27 | The BMW had come to a stop and the boy was climbing out , his Molotov cocktail now lit and ready . |
| 28 | Both Glovers had come to a halt now , mesmerised despite themselves . |
| 29 | Sex between Henry and Elinor had come to a halt some four or five years ago and , from what Henry could remember about it , it was something that was better discontinued . |
| 30 | Now most of you in the room have come from a P A Y E background , have n't you ? |