Example sentences of "then come the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Then came the Russian revolution ; late in 1917 , the new Soviet leaders renounced what they considered the czar 's unequal treaties and subsequently the Cossack officers were withdrawn from Iran .
2 Then came the stabbing incident which forced Monica to cancel so much of her programme for this year but we are now optimistic that she will have fully recovered before our tournament . ’
3 Then came the perennial problem — do I put the neckband on next , or the front bands .
4 Then came the first Shadow Cabinet meeting .
5 ‘ And then came the first tragedy .
6 Then came the terrible sense of disbelief and at last the dawning realization that she would never be held in his embrace , breathe in the scent of his cigars or hear his kindly voice ever again .
7 Then came the terrible accident to the Turkish Airlines DC-10 in the forest of Ermenonville near Paris in which 346 people lost their lives .
8 Then came the horrifying death of Piers Courage at Zandvoort , when despite many a brave effort , Courage died in his flaming car .
9 The travellers ' spirit wilted as loser followed loser , then came the final degradation .
10 Then came the second chorus of ‘ the referee 's a German ’ , only this time it was much louder .
11 ‘ Well , ’ Miss Honey said , ‘ then came the second tragedy .
12 Then came the International Section : an Indian family on the back of a lorry with a stove , the mother cooking real curry that you could smell in the air ; an Irish group , parents with bagpipes and children dressed as leprechauns ; a steel band from Trinidad .
13 But then came the only error of the afternoon from the impressive Awford , when his mistimed challenge sent Nicol sprawling .
14 But then came the awful night when the Station Master was waiting for Peter in the station yard .
15 Then came the forward rush to the Barbarians ' line as lock Phil Davies , prop John Davies and flanker Stuart Davies helped push the score to the half-century mark .
16 But we opened on Sunday and did quite well , and then came the late rush , which was extraordinary : tills were ringing frantically .
17 Then came the Egyptian catastrophe .
18 Then came the tricky bit — the consultants plotted the scores for the four components along the four arms of a St George 's cross .
19 Then came the uncomfortable news that the All Blacks ' opposition in Treviso would involve some South African players .
20 Then came the real crux of the matter , which was the new requirement to qualify for a vote .
21 There was the cancellation of the second Test after the Guyanese government decided to deport Robin Jackman because of his South African connections ; and then came the real tragedy , when Ken Barrington had a heart attack and died during the third Test in Barbados .
22 Then came the terrifying crash as the coral tore the ship 's bottom out .
23 Once I realised no-one was hurt then came the dreaded moment .
24 Then came the wicked crack-boom ! and the tossing , jarring turbulence .
25 Then came the exact figure … one million , five hundred and seventy five thousand , three hundred and twenty pounds .
26 Then came the delicious moment of the aperitivo , that sense of the whole city beginning to wind down towards lunch , which I took at any one of a dozen excellent and welcoming restaurants where I was sure to be hailed and called over to one table or another .
27 Then came the next tier of management .
28 Then came the dramatic arrest of Roderick last August when the Royal Navy frigate Argonaut intercepted his yacht 150 miles south west of Gibraltar .
29 And then came the unmistakable sound of a shot .
30 He described how they heard a plane , and then came the searing flash and tempestuous roar , and then the utter unbroken silence of the grave .
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