Example sentences of "not come as [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Temple 's decision to increase its offer had not come as a surprise , he said , and the SeaCo board would meet next week to consider its response . |
| 2 | On the one hand for environmental reasons , for their environmental reasons I should say , and on the other hand so as not to come as a nuisance to residents of existing communities . |
| 3 | It really should not come as a surprise to find Lewis , who continues his professional career tonight against Bradford 's Steve Garber at Hull City Hall , owning up to such an unexpected hobby . |
| 4 | This did not come as a surprise . |
| 5 | Given the importance of this area of Russia in the Civil War and the Polish campaign , the Party 's care for and vigilance over the army does not come as a surprise ; nor does the considerable military presence in 1922 in civilian organizations like the hospital and the automobile workshop . |
| 6 | Spemann and Mangold 's discovery of the organizer did not come as a surprise to Spemann , nor did it involve any element of luck . |
| 7 | This may not come as a surprise to most of you , but relations between Britain — particularly England — and France are not at their best . |
| 8 | This fact is known to managers and should therefore not come as a surprise each time it arises . |
| 9 | It need not come as a surprise to learn that Wittgenstein is in his own way a foundationalist . |
| 10 | The fact that her husband was having a homosexual relationship does not come as a surprise but it is more difficult for Blanche to accept because he needed help but she caused his death by saying that he ‘ disgusted ’ her . |
| 11 | A spokesman said : ‘ Because of the current economic climate it did not come as a shock . |