Example sentences of "then come a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Wales won the Triple Crown in 1988 with a team who had amble development left in them , the future looked bright ; then came a calamitous tour of New Zealand followed by sundry other mishaps and the outlook became as dark as an All Black jersey . |
| 2 | Then came a slight breeze , that grew and went in the space of a few heartbeats . |
| 3 | And then came a great booming from overhead . |
| 4 | Then came a new development . |
| 5 | Then came a new cry , which rather overshadowed my friends ' efforts : ‘ West Mids — Best Kids ! ’ chanted over and over by sixty or more voices . |
| 6 | Then came a narrow lavatory with an old-fashioned bowl of decorated porcelain and a mahogany seat with , above it , a hanging chain set under a single high window . |
| 7 | Then came a characteristic note of banter : " who ever believed that General de Gaulle … should content himself with opening flower shows ? " |
| 8 | For a moment , Henry thought she was going to laugh , and then came a sudden explosion of sobbing . |
| 9 | Then came a sudden reversal of fortune : flops ( some , but by no means all , deserved ) in ballet and the theatre ; his father 's death ; a scandal arising from a prosecution for homosexual activity . |