Example sentences of "the [noun] come a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 With the reorganisation came a readjustment of the Land Survey regional boundaries .
2 In the Delamere rooms a pianist is playing ‘ Young Love ’ and from the kitchen comes a waft of roasting meat .
3 Dangling from the hook came a length of rope and a piece of leather larger than a dog collar , large enough , indeed , to have fitted a goat .
4 But with the loss came a gain and the result was the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke .
5 The tragedy comes a month after these wedding photographs were taken .
6 From the inside of the hut came a thumping and screeching as the cassowary tested her dungeon .
7 Get back there ! ’ and from the constable came a shout of , ‘ Oy , you , stop that ! ’
8 The punishment came a year later .
9 The move comes a year before his six-year BBC contract ends .
10 The move comes a week after Norman Lamont announced that the Queen will not pay tax .
11 To the shrine came a trickle of pilgrims , which by the eleventh and twelfth centuries was growing into a flood .
12 Behind the leaf-fall came a gust of budding , the black branches sprouting new growth in seconds , the growth bursting into leaf .
13 I turned the switch and I regret to inform you that out of the loudspeaker came a lot of old Irishmen singing maudlin songs .
14 Then suddenly into the picture came a woman Patrick clearly loved enough to marry .
15 From the other side of the globe comes a letter-book , 1906–12 , of J. H. W. Houstoun , postmaster and acting commissioner at Szemao in China .
16 Banners were lowered , and behind the pavilions came a procession led by pages in tight quilted jackets , multi-coloured hose and gaudy feathered hats .
17 Throughout the week came a slew of endorsements , as predicted , with IBM , NCR Corp and SunSoft Inc also hopping on the bandwagon .
18 The news comes a week after ICL closed a deal with the BBC to outsource its IBM mainframes through its Facilities Management arm , CFM , as well as providing the BBC with an Open Hire agreement for Unix systems .
19 The operation comes a day before an all-night pay party which , police say , will be allowed to go ahead .
20 From out of the past came a memory of a quick cut home , down past the side of Deller 's and then out into Queen Charlotte 's Alley .
21 With the wars came a rise in the price of corn .
22 And with the thought came a spurt of irritation .
23 With the message came a warning .
24 The killing came a month after Scots Guardsman Damian Shackleton , 28 , was shot dead by an IRA sniper nearby .
25 I remember at Oslo just going to my marks when from the crowd came a shout : ‘ Go on , Linford !
26 Sailing is becoming much more popular in the UK and from the USA comes a warning about personal standards of responsibility while enjoying water-related recreation .
27 Every time a Jew remembers to say his daily prayers , they feel the Messiah come a step nearer .
28 There were two goals for Dalien Atkinson and one apiece for Kevin Richardson and Ray Houghton … tomorrow the Villa come a calling at the County Ground …
29 Out of the fog came a voice : ‘ George ?
30 Out of the fog came a figure in black .
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