Example sentences of "come [to-vb] on [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ In what way ? ’ he asked softly , his tone completely changed , as if he knew they had come to tread on sensitive ground . |
| 2 | The fact that certain regions in the UK have come to depend on declining industries explains in part the regional disparities of unemployment which we referred to in Chapter 3 . |
| 3 | Auntie Nellie only came to visit on special occasions so I expect Dad must have written to invite her to the wedding . |
| 4 | It was only later when I came to reflect on this incident , that I recalled the man 's appearance . |
| 5 | But viewers soon came to rely on Central South as their major source of regional news . |
| 6 | BL came to rely on large cash hand-outs and subsidies , and eventually had to be cut down into its constituent elements and returned to the private sector . |
| 7 | What happened to all those budding artists who came to sign on last autumn and arrived with their brand new paint boxes and paper ? |
| 8 | She came to speak on neonatal care at one of the obs and gynae meetings . |
| 9 | ‘ The builder 's men coming to work on this wall . |
| 10 | He understands that the flight is only temporary and the bird must come to rest on solid ground again at some point just as the next stanza provides a landing area for his mind . |
| 11 | Only as the client is thoroughly involved and comes to accept on deepening levels the process of change can our methods be effective in relation to our goals ( Bernstein , 1960 , p. 8 ) . |