Example sentences of "and come to a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was the sound of crunching metal as it hit one of the trees a glancing blow and came to a rocking halt . |
| 2 | I crossed wet ground and came to a long , open piece of sand , then went on to a place where the trees had branches that were thick and close to the sand . |
| 3 | She dug in her heels and came to a grinding halt . |
| 4 | I nodded , told Emil I 'd be back , and followed Zak down the Great Hall and round a comer or two and came to a buzzing gathering of people in an area like an airport departure lounge . |
| 5 | But at that moment their creaking conveyance gave a sudden fearsome jerk and came to a dead stop . |
| 6 | And came to a dead stop . |
| 7 | The taxi swerved out of the Champs Elysées , down the Avenue George-V and came to a sudden halt on the corner . |
| 8 | A few of the rearmost fled down the river valley towards Whitton , and made good their escape , but most stood their ground as soon as the hurtling , heaving mass lost impetus and came to a seething stay . |
| 9 | At corner Inn the ostlers were the only visible representatives , and the doors were still closed ; but at the village a number of the natives were astir , and came to a little stone pier where a boat 's crew were exchanging for the coin of the realm the sparkling treasure netted in the night season , and many of the lodgers would have the freshest of fresh herrings waiting them for breakfast . |
| 10 | She walked on and came to a one-story building surrounded by a cordon of wire fencing . |
| 11 | The others veered round a corner and came to a large field . |
| 12 | They went up a long hill and came to an imposing arched entrance . |
| 13 | Erika and Karl got out of the warmth of the car into a crystalline coldness , walked up an avenue lined with bare trees and came to an enclosed garden . |
| 14 | As all the alarming possibilities ran through her head , she gave a loud gulp and came to an abrupt halt . |
| 15 | The car ahead of them squealed to a halt , crashed backwards across the road into a stone wall , and came to an abrupt stop . |
| 16 | She carried the glass back to the sitting-room , and came to an abrupt stop when she saw Luke standing by the window , reading the paper , which she 'd left open at the horoscopes . |
| 17 | Loch Torridon is directly ahead and the road forks before reaching it , the through road continuing along the south shore and another branching along the north side and coming to a dead end at Diabaig after nine miles . |
| 18 | It took Quiss longer than he had expected to get to the castle kitchens ; they 'd changed some of the corridors and stairways en route from the games room to the lower levels , and Quiss , taking what he thought was the usual way , had found himself making an unexpected left turn and coming to a windy , deserted , echoing chamber which looked out over the white landscape to the tall wooden towers of the slate mines . |
| 19 | Then he had a roll on the lawn before charging at her and coming to a full stop , big feet outsplayed , head down , ready to play . |
| 20 | She says mostly they 're the soul of courtesy — embarrassingly polite and come to a grinding halt … |
| 21 | It will literally put a face to a name and be a useful memory aid when you compare notes and come to a final decision after the interviews . ) |
| 22 | The allegation of the defence had to be met and properly dealt with , so the matter would be returned to the justices for them to look at the circumstances and come to a proper determination after they had heard further evidence . |
| 23 | In May 1987 , we pointed out in New Socialist that Labour 's leaders would have to take on electoral reform and come to a pre-election accommodation with the Alliance if they seriously wanted to win the election . |
| 24 | All the Pain that Money Can Buy : the Life of Christina Onassis by William Wright ( Gollancz , £5.99 ) — The author 's explanation of why people devour books about the rich is appropriately cynical : ‘ We examine their bounteous lives on the modest condition that they suffer and come to a bad end . ’ |