Example sentences of "they came [to-vb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But to business , the game against Crewe on Saturady was a run of the mill 3rd round cup tie agaainst a team from the lower divisions , namely they came to shut the Leeds midfield down and run around alot while Leeds sat back and attempted to play footy . |
| 2 | But when they came to lift the body , there was this bird 's head . |
| 3 | When they came to plan the project in detail , the teachers ( planning together in this school in year groups ) worked together to construct a series of carefully designed ‘ activities ’ — a total of six in all . |
| 4 | At an early stage in their expansion they came to realize the opportunities presented by overseas markets , and they established an office and works in Vienna in 1857 to serve the countries of central and eastern Europe . |
| 5 | There was er a man here his his name was James and I I do n't know was it one of his relatives that was buried , but he dreamt that they came to snatch the bodies |
| 6 | Although formally set out only at a later date ( c.1372 ) , they came to include the rights to create notaries , to legitimize bastards , to grant letters conferring the status of bourgeoisie and nobility , to issue pardons and remissions , to license fairs and markets , to permit suitors to be represented at law by proctors , and to legislate for the common weal of the kingdom . |
| 7 | Oh , that 's when they came to change the curtains . |
| 8 | This would certainly explain how they came to feel the need to have some wider understanding of how , and to what extent , we can acquire knowledge of any sort . |
| 9 | This schematic characterization , however , does not do justice either to the manner in which they attempted to keep both poles in play at once , nor to the way in which they came to concede the impossibility of the theoretical projects which they undertook . |
| 10 | THEY came to praise the Chancellor , not to bury him . |