Example sentences of "come at the [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The only account of William Green 's life came at the end of the 19th century and was written by Charles Roeder . |
| 32 | The killings came at the end of a weekend of racial violence in which a 27-year-old student was stabbed to death , more than 12 people seriously hurt and 25 arrested . |
| 33 | The series of hints came at the end of an extraordinary visit to South Korea . |
| 34 | Frederick came at the end of June , a broad , beefy soldier with a very big bottom . |
| 35 | Go-ahead to start the final artwork came at the end of spring 1988 with an autumn deadline , providing the option to work from fresh material available throughout the summer . |
| 36 | The order came at the end of the summer term and , just as the holidays were beginning , the teacher who was going to replace my father arrived to see what kind of strange specimens he was going to land among and what sort of house he and his family were going to live in . |
| 37 | His first appointment as a royal justice came at the end of Henry III 's reign . |
| 38 | It came at the end of a month that would send most managers as mad as a March hare , with a defeat at Oldham and points dropped to Villa , Manchester City and Arsenal . |
| 39 | In general , both leaders stressed their unanimity on all the main subjects , including the last-minute question of the Soviet ultimatum to Lithuania [ see p. 37361 ] , which came at the end of the summit and which both leaders roundly condemned . |
| 40 | The deal came at the end of the 20th annual session of the intergovernmental commission on economic co-operation between the two countries . |
| 41 | The overthrow of Siyad Barre came at the end of a month of intense fighting on the streets of Mogadishu . |
| 42 | The LDP leadership election of Oct. 27 came at the end of an unusually bitter political campaign , and many observers were surprised that Miyazawa did not obtain more than 285 of the 496 votes cast by the 395 LDP deputies and the 101 representatives from local party organisations . |
| 43 | The agreement came at the end of the third round of peace negotiations which began on March 15 in Algiers [ see p. 38709 for talks in January ] . |
| 44 | This unexpected move came at the end of an NPFL conference which called for the continuation of the peace process and the enforcement of the Yammoussoukro agreement as outlined in the Geneva agreement . |
| 45 | The day of the barbecue came at the end of a week of still , warm weather . |
| 46 | It came at the end of a pretty miserable week for the Seasiders after their failure to reach the first round of the Cup Winners ' Cup in Cyprus . |
| 47 | The trouble came at the end of a six-hour hearing at the Liverpool Magistrates ' Court yesterday which followed arrests in the Kirkdake area on Wednesday . |
| 48 | Swindon 's 75th minute effort came at the end of a spell when they were getting on top of a hard-working Rovers side in a lack-lustre derby . |
| 49 | Although there was essentially nothing ‘ new ’ in what he said , his statement came at the end of the economic recession of the late 1970s and early 1980s , during which time member states had turned economically ‘ inwards ’ , defending their national markets against European competition . |
| 50 | My change to Heriot 's came at the end of Primary 6 , + I heaved a sigh of relief , + launched myself into more complex friendship systems , of which there were many ! |
| 51 | Another sore point was de Gaulle 's fondness for theatricality and rhetoric , which sometimes came at the expense of substance . |
| 52 | A major turning-point came at the start of 1985 when Peter Walker announced that there would be no power cuts at all in the coming year , however long the strike lasted . |
| 53 | An extra impetus for the disposal came at the start of the week when Pepsi decided to end its franchise relationship with Perrier , citing poor sales performance . |
| 54 | The family dip came at the start of a nine-day summer cruise around the Ionian Sea . |
| 55 | His comments came at the start of the monthly meeting of Castlereagh Council last night where members stood for a minute 's silence in tribute to the four Catholic workmen killed in Castlerock and the two young victims of the IRA Warrington blast . |
| 56 | London Irish thought they 'd scored a try here … the ref tho rightly gave a knock on … and the cherry and whites rolled on to take the lead with a penalty from Martin Roberts … another penalty apiece made it six three to Gloucester at half-time … but they deserved more … the forwards were fired up but so too was the exiles defence which took a fair old hammering … the turning point came at the start of the second half when referee David Matthews awarded Gloucester a penalty try … |
| 57 | the real drama came at the start of the second half … with two Town goals in four minutes … first Steve White went flying in the box … a penalty which Paul Bodin knocked in … |
| 58 | William Temple came at the age of 28 and was headmaster from 1911 to 1914 . |
| 59 | His death came at the age of 63 . |
| 60 | The first step to fame and fortune came at the age of twelve , in an incident that was to prove to have a profound effect . |