Example sentences of "[noun] has 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 | Aid agencies all over the world have tried to ease their situation , but more immediate help has come from a Hereford farmer . |
| 6 | This attitude has come as a shock to many in Hollywood who are falling over themselves to sign him . |
| 7 | A CALL for a big shake-up in the structure of the Scottish leagues has come from a shock source . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | ‘ Far from departing from the traditional view of the relationship between ranks , the moment has come for a return to it , ’ said Mr Roach . |
| 10 | But the move has come after a series of blows , including poor livestock sales and lower wool prices . |
| 11 | The major contribution to informed debate about the search for sites for the disposal of nuclear wastes has come from a group of geographers ( Openshaw et al. 1989 ) and a GIS approach to this problem can pay high dividends . |
| 12 | The chance has come in a review conducted by Andrew Large , chairman of the Securities and Investments Board ( SIB ) , the body that sits at the apex of Britain 's regulatory structure . |
| 13 | The news has come as a surprise to the local council . |
| 14 | So this news has come as a disappointment to local business leaders . |
| 15 | Since then NMW has carried out a heavy rationalisation programme and the return to profits has come despite a fall in turnover from £5.92m to £4.66m . |
| 16 | Washington 's success on the Pro-Tour has come as a surprise to some , not least Brian Gottfried , former touring pro and now head coach at the ATP 's headquarters in Florida . |
| 17 | Nicky Summerbee has come through a fitness test on a leg strain . |
| 18 | This is sometimes taken to show that the process of monopolisation has come to a halt . |
| 19 | May be of use if a small chip has come off a bone . |
| 20 | His rich vein of form has come after a winter which saw him left out of the West Indies World Cup team … their loss has been Gloucestershire 's gain . |
| 21 | Mr Mawlawi added : ‘ The relief effort has come to a standstill . |
| 22 | Whether this will in practice make a great difference may be doubted , since it seems unlikely that a court will come to the conclusion that a chief constable of police has come to a decision that he could not reasonably arrive at , which is the critical test for the exercise of the powers of judicial review . |
| 23 | Pressure has come from a number of sources in the economic , political , social and legal environment , and there is survey evidence to demonstrate a growth in the number of consultative committees now in operation . |
| 24 | Defender Adrian Whitbread has come through a fitness test , Micky Hazard could get a recall . |
| 25 | The joint Royal College of Nursing and Nursing Standard survey has come at a time when Essex Rivers Healthcare is trying to save £2.2 million to cope with an overspend of £1.3 million last year , waiting lists are at a record high and the closure date of a Colchester hospital has been set . |
| 26 | Brown has come on a kind of pilgrimage to the heart of urban blight . |
| 27 | ‘ Hardly anything could cause a more widespread and painful sensation ’ , wrote The Times , ‘ the news of his death has come with a sense of shock and almost personal loss to millions . ’ |
| 28 | Time has come to a standstill . |
| 29 | Time has come for a change . |
| 30 | It may be that by the end of the century , when we are carrying all before us , some fair-minded matron will survey her predominantly female team and announce that the time has come for a Ministry for Men . |