Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] come [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | The carriage had come to a standstill |
| 3 | My ritual cataloguing had come to a halt . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | It was plain for all to see that his father 's ultimatum had come as a shock to Jonna . |
| 6 | The landlord had come to a halt . |
| 7 | I opened the lockers to pull out the kit but found that the top had come off a water container and half a gallon had spilt , soaking the tea bags and bursting the envelope which carried my documents . |
| 8 | The simultaneous news that the Commander in Chief of the Army , von Brauchitsch , had been relieved of his duties and that Hitler himself had taken over the direct military leadership of the army , together with the undeniable fact that the German advance had come to a halt and the Soviet counter-attack close to Moscow could only be staved off with partial retreats , and , not least , the entry of the United States into the war , combined to produce the first major shock to the German population during the Second World War . |
| 9 | Rita confessed her frock had come from a Beverly Hills shop which was so snooty the assistant asked her if she had an appointment : ‘ I asked , ‘ Why , do the dresses have something else to do ? ’ ’ |
| 10 | His loyalty had come in a rush , like a drug , he had no doubts about which side he was on . |
| 11 | It was because she 'd never taken him seriously that the whole thing had come as a surprise . |
| 12 | Normally there was a background hum of noise , but now it was as though the entire city had come to a standstill , halted and muffled beneath a thick , enveloping blanket of fog . |
| 13 | My dreams of training an owl had come to a standstill with Barny , and then another standstill when I could n't find a bird to buy . |
| 14 | In the moments immediately following the arm injury to Craig Chalmers in Saturday 's international match at Twickenham ( see picture below ) , Dewi Morris summoned assistance from the touchline even before play had come to a standstill , while another England player also paid more attention to Chalmers than to the ball . |
| 15 | Vlok said that the money had come from a fund established to combat international sanctions . |
| 16 | His strong , even teeth glinted white against the bronze of his skin , and with a peculiar detachment Shannon found herself wondering if the tan had come from a sun-bed or even a bottle . |
| 17 | Matters regarding the Grammar School had come to a head . |
| 18 | Before the stone had come to a halt it was pounced upon by the entire family who gleefully heaved the unfortunate lump of granite out through the back door and out of their lives ! |
| 19 | If the invitation had come as a result of anxious discussion with Jenny about Cassie 's state of mind , and she rather thought that it had , Ben showed no sign of it . |
| 20 | Branson wrote to Powell , agreeing that the time had come for a separation . |
| 21 | The principal catalyst behind this act was the fact that in September the wavering Châtelherault had come to a decision as a result of Cecil 's help in arranging the escape of his son Arran from France , and finally agreed to join the Lords of the Congregation , thus ending the uneasy situation in which the Hamiltons had dithered between two opposing forces . |
| 22 | The summons had come within a week . |
| 23 | The Spratly Islands were claimed by three ASEAN members — Brunei , Malaysia and the Philippines — and by China , Taiwan and Vietnam ; the dispute had come to a head in early 1992 after China and Vietnam awarded contracts separately to Western companies to drill for oil in the disputed archipelago [ see p. 38768 ] . |
| 24 | Hammie Smillie , head of ScottishPower 's customer service , said in Glasgow yesterday that the introduction of VAT had come as a surprise . |
| 25 | One party had come as a dragon and were doing a conga through the dancing couples , tail disintegrating even as the giant head bobbed up and down . |