Example sentences of "came at [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The political will came at a critical time when it was very necessary to keep the food costs component of the total wage bill ( including the foreign exchange component ) as low as possible to allow rapid and profitable industrialisation .
2 The first skirmish over the national security issue came at a closed hearing on Jan. 11 when it was reported that the prosecution had accused the lawyer of one of Noriega 's co-defendants of improperly disclosing classified information when making an earlier request for access to National Security Council records .
3 But that Triple Crown and Championship of ‘ 85 came at a terrible price .
4 The decision to agree in principle came at a Labour group meeting at the start of COSLA 's annual conference .
5 Dr Robat Williams , who has devised the joint charter , said the launch came at a difficult time because of the General Election campaign .
6 THE YORKSHIRE COUNTY CRICKET CLUB YEARBOOK 1992 — McDermott 's withdrawal came at a bad time : an anticipatory profile of the Queensland firebreather leads the 92nd edition , followed by a réumé of others born outside the county line .
7 It all came at the right time , she said , at exactly the right time .
8 ‘ You came at the right time to save me and Hawkins . ’
9 Sometimes Julia accompanied her , and as they travelled home one day Carrie said thoughtfully , ‘ You know I never wished Ma dead , Julie , but I 've got to admit her death came at the right time for me .
10 It came at the right time .
11 Ghandi came at the right time , you know .
12 The writer discovered or was introduced to Robinson Crusoe too early , so that it appeared to be a tedious book ; Mervyn Peake 's Gormenghast trilogy appeared a little too late , so that he accepted it with a little less excitement than it deserved ; and Proust 's Remembrance of things past came at the right moment when he had the tenacity for the task .
13 With correct positioning , to ensure the join came at the right point with the stairs , and a generous overlap , we could cut the correct angle through both .
14 Both had pars at the 37th - their third visit of the day to the first hole — and the end came at the short second where Faldo hit a seven-iron to three feet to break the deadlock with a two to a three .
15 Now she came at the bitter end and she never did anything .
16 The incident came at an awkward time , preceding by a few days a visit by the Chief Rabbi .
17 Both meetings came at an important time in Russia 's relationship with the rest of the world and at a critical time for world peace and stability .
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