Example sentences of "come the [adj] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Forty-five first year lambs were put below , then came the muscular double-fleeced adults . |
| 2 | By the close , England were 80 for 2 , and next day came the only big partnership of the match . |
| 3 | From it , as she passed , came the companionable muted clucking of hens settling for the night . |
| 4 | In Twoflower 's ears came the strange shrill twittering of the Things locked in the distant dungeon Dimensions , out beyond the fragile lattice of time and space . |
| 5 | After breakfast came the one happy moment of the day , when the pupils could play and talk freely . |
| 6 | Resistance to his rule increased inside South Vietnam ; and in 1958 came the first ominous trickle of men and weapons from North Vietnam . |
| 7 | ‘ But in 1973 came the first major oil shock . |
| 8 | At seven came the first allied setback . |
| 9 | In 1937 there came the first medical report in the Journal of the American Medical Association of the successful use of the sulphonamides in the treatment of acute gonorrhoea . |
| 10 | Then , just as we were tying up the canoe , came the first heavy spats of rain on the leaves and with a roll of thunder the heavens opened . |
| 11 | Along with the technology came the new scientific breed of brewers , and the skills of brewing chemists , administrators and engineers were harnessed for the first time . |
| 12 | Just as quickly came the deep bitter distrust of all white people . |
| 13 | And suddenly , with the water , out came the long slimy newt straight into the glass , plop ! |
| 14 | In 1979 , however , came the second major oil price increase of the decade , followed by a general depression in the West . |
| 15 | ) Following these came the four famous Ramsbottom Tanks — CDI — 3 – 6 – 7 – 8 ; CDI was withdrawn in 1937 and was replaced by CD8-Earlstown . |
| 16 | Also at this time came the great compressional movements of the Urals . |
| 17 | Shrove Tuesday was ‘ Colperras day ’ and with Shrovetide came the traditional hurling matches . |
| 18 | From behind the door of Remove came the regular faint clatter of Jarvis 's typewriter . |
| 19 | Reply : Several days later came the following Short reply : ‘ Thank you for your letter requesting an interview . |
| 20 | The tailored long-sleeved calf-length black coat with tight wristbands and single-button or tape fastenings at the neck was in a decline , as in came the fashionable three-quarter length cloak — of black , certainly , but heavily embroidered and trimmed with braid . |
| 21 | Next came the three fire-fighting vehicles of the town 's volunteer force , two big fire tenders and a turntable ladder . |
| 22 | Between 1210 and 1215 John of Wales made a new compilation out of Gilbert and Alan 's work ( which came , therefore , to be called the Compilatio Secunda , though in fact it followed the Compilatio Tertia ) and in 1216 came the last private collection of the reign , the Compilatio Quarta of John the Teuton . |
| 23 | Then came the quiet plangent sound of a harpsichord . |
| 24 | Three months later , in October 1945 , sixteen months from the night when Leslie 's plane took off , came the cold official presumption of death : |
| 25 | There was a wooden sluice gate situated in the bank close to where they stood ‘ What 's that ? ’ came the inevitable female enquiry . |
| 26 | Came the intense medical examination , much of which is commonplace today , but by no means in vogue in 1928/29 . |
| 27 | These sculptures must date from the middle or later seventh century , and from much the same time come the first carved fragments plausibly associated with a Doric temple . |
| 28 | Come the glorious Labour victory , ‘ Third Term ’ should be played at full volume outside Downing Street with special emphasis on the lines ‘ I want someone who will not waste my vote , I want someone who will give me hope ’ . |
| 29 | Come the glorious Labour victory , ‘ Third Term ’ should be played at full volume outside Downing Street with special emphasis on the lines ‘ I want someone who will not waste my vote , I want someone who will give me hope ’ . |
| 30 | Between the two extremes come the various financial assets such as bonds and shares . |