Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] come [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This noticeboard had already played a significant part in my life : nearly thirty years before then it had displayed the result of my own first degree ( second-class honours ) ; a few years later had come the perfunctory notice saying my doctoral thesis had been accepted by the college ; and shortly after that an even briefer note to the effect that I had joined the teaching staff . |
| 2 | He quietly looked into solving his problems , he got some treatment and really has come a long way . |
| 3 | Jim said : ‘ We had to tackle the traditionally bad image of train catering and we really have come a tremendous way as far as quality is concerned . |
| 4 | I think our discussion here has come a full circle really . |
| 5 | And then had come the awful perception that Helen too was vulnerable ; he had seen her exposed , humiliated , disappointed . |
| 6 | Then had come the only question Bess Halidon was ever to ask about the incident . |
| 7 | In 1982 Ferrari launched the 208 Turbo ( made mainly for the Italian market and powered by a two-litre turbocharged V8 ) and , more recently have come the ultimate developments of the original theme — the 288GTO and the F40 . |
| 8 | Spices certainly have come a long way since their early days , when they were a rare commodity and it was considered an honour to receive them as a gift . |