Example sentences of "have come [to-vb] a [adv] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ And now I think the time has come to explore a little further . ’ |
2 | This works fairly well , but many people will consider that the time has come to consider a more rigid mounting . |
3 | In the world of manuscripts , ‘ miniature ’ has come to have a rather puzzling significance . |
4 | ‘ Biogeography is a field of study which has come to assume a slightly different meaning for different disciplines . |
5 | The road system built up since the Romans had come to serve a much heavier traffic load in the later Middle Ages as the county became wealthier . |
6 | Given the party 's increasingly isolated situation , given its general lack of prestigious cultural figures , it is not surprising that by 1928 Barbusse had come to enjoy a particularly favoured position within the ranks of the PCF itself . |
7 | For one of the founders of the sociology of religion , Emile Durkheim , history showed beyond doubt that religion had come to embrace a progressively smaller sector of social life . |
8 | Long ago , outside Kyrenia , he and this man had come to know a little of one another . |
9 | Julia , who had come to understand a little of Allegra Wallington 's character in the short time they had spent together , was as anxious as David to prevent that happening . |
10 | More recently , departmental committees have come to play a more important role in this regard , seeking by the examination of Ministers and senior members of the Civil Service , amongst others , to elicit information , previously much less accessible , as a basis for more intelligent criticism and control . |
11 | Universities have expanded and the polytechnics have come to play a more significant role . |