Example sentences of "[verb] to come [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They made a short visit , I suspect that they were going on to M.J. 's [ Margaret Jourdain 's ] brother and like Dulcia [ in A House and Its Head ] expected to come by a good deal of refreshment in the course of their peregrinations . |
| 2 | Here users tend to come from a wide variety of backgrounds , and press for an equally wide range of requirements . |
| 3 | ‘ Do you want to come to a Finnish film festival at the ICA tomorrow ? ’ asks Pamela . |
| 4 | Deflationary pressure in the budget was expected to come from a continuing reduction in the fiscal deficit , to 5 per cent of gross domestic product ( GDP ) in 1992-93 ( compared with 8.4 per cent in 1990-91 and 6.5 per cent in 1991-92. i.e. the year ending March 31 , 1992 ) . |
| 5 | To enter the Kingdom of Heaven one has to come as a little child , with an attitude of trust , and prepared to be teachable and flexible ( Matt. |
| 6 | Their on-off relationship , which seemed to come to a sudden end two years ago , was re-kindled earlier this year with a romantic holiday to Mauritius . |
| 7 | I heard a voice which seemed to come from a long distance — ‘ Throw the bastard down . |
| 8 | First and foremost erm there is an assessment of those officers by their immediate supervisors and er a then ensues whereby er suitable officers are s selected to come for a two day assessment at er police headquarters . |
| 9 | Pupils can be helped to come to a deeper understanding of other peoples and/or events with the questioner 's guidance . |
| 10 | ‘ I know this is going to come as a grave disappointment , ’ she said icily , ‘ but there 's no man waiting for me in Milan . ’ |
| 11 | He looked at her and said , adopting roguishness , ‘ Would you like to come on a long journey with me ? |
| 12 | A special US committee has been convened to come to a final decision about the fate of the spotted owl and its habitat of old growth forests in south-west Oregon . |
| 13 | But , as it is , the 325i scrapes by as a comfortable four-seater with the proviso that four tall occupants will have to come to a front/rear legroom compromise that would n't even need to think about in a Peugeot 405 . |
| 14 | The sound had seemed to come from a long way over the heath to the right . |
| 15 | Given these competing interests , the best he could propose was that the two governments should try to come to a prior understanding concerning each other 's needs and thereby avoid the formal commitments which the US Joint Chiefs feared might paralyse American forces at the start of hostilities . |
| 16 | The only serious threat appeared to come from a small group of exiles in Paris , chief amongst whom was Henry Beaumont , who had gathered together exiles from Lancaster s movement and some of the nobles who had lost lands in Scotland . |
| 17 | A Hampshire hotel hit on a clever country house compromise with gentle piano recordings that appeared to come from a live performer in the next room — creating a delightful backdrop to afternoon tea . |
| 18 | Last year SmithKline Beecham , who make Ribena , were forced to come to a secret cash deal with a dozen families who threatened a court case claiming their children 's teeth were rotted by the so-called ‘ healthy ’ baby drink . |
| 19 | He finally resigned himself to memorizing the translated words , hoping to come across a matching entry on one of the invoices . |
| 20 | Having managed to come by a decent bit of steak and kidney , he stood over the young maid , who came in once a week , until she had managed to produce a pie , later warmed up for dinner in the microwave . |