Example sentences of "came on the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The announcement came on the first day of a planned four-day general strike called by the Confederation of Trade Unions ( CTU ) to protest at the country 's perilous economic situation [ see p. 38836 ] . |
| 2 | The allegations of drug-taking sessions came on the first day of Murray 's trial before Lord Kirkwood . |
| 3 | Stock boats came on the first day , they start coming away in May . |
| 4 | My annual rendezvous with Ben Holt , a climbing friend based in Geneva , came on the 125th anniversary of the first ascent of the Matterhorn , which we celebrated with an ascent of the Dent Blanche . |
| 5 | When Therese came on the entire evening lifted into top gear . |
| 6 | The attack came on the second day of a planning appeal on behalf of the town 's Sundial Hotel . |
| 7 | Lloyd soon followed for 84 , but then King and Murray continued the torment , and , when the declaration came on the second evening , the score was 687 for 8 , still the West Indies record against England . |
| 8 | ‘ I think it might even be further away than we came on the Long Drive , ’ said Masklin quietly . |
| 9 | The Bush broadside came on the last day of the Republicans ' convention in Houston , Texas . |
| 10 | Mr Sells 's statement came on the third day of the inquiry into allegations that three London specialists were involved in trafficking in kidneys . |
| 11 | The allegation came on the third day of an insurance fraud trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court . |
| 12 | He denounced the arrests on Aug. 14 of opposition leaders , which , he noted , came on the same day as the release of Sgt. Venançio Mikó Obiang , who was convicted in July 1983 of participating in an attempted coup the previous May [ see pp. 32299-300 ] . |
| 13 | The news came on the same day that the car makers Rover announced another year of losses . |
| 14 | The meeting came on the same day the latest casualty of the rent increases left his pub . |
| 15 | They started drinking before the parson ever arrived and , when he did , fell upon the beer kegs that came on the same cart as though they were men dying of thirst . |
| 16 | But her greatest thrill of all came on the very day they were going home , for the Brownie Guider from Stowbridge came to see them off and she brought the exciting news that a second Pack was being formed at Stowbridge and that the way was now wide open for Brenda to become a Brownie . |
| 17 | A loud imperious knocking came on the tongued boards of the ceiling in the middle of the rowdy relief . |
| 18 | The lorry driver , a relief worker from ISC Chemicals in Bristol , came on the wrong day and found nobody at the plant . |
| 19 | When Peace came on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month , the citizens of Glasgow at home and abroad were elated , relieved , delighted , and very , very tired … |
| 20 | When the sulphonamides came on the clinical scene , he gave much attention to them . |
| 21 | The Eastern National , in 1929 , took over followed by United Counties who came on the local scene in June 1928 . |