Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] come [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As he had grown older , his anger had turned to cold bitterness , and creeping into his mind had come the idea of revenge , something subtle enough to humble his mother , make her realize that he lived , without killing her . |
| 2 | After the film noir of punk had come the escapist musical spectacular of ‘ the new pop ’ , demonstrated in a wild flamboyance which banished the austerity of punk rock to the shadows . |
| 3 | With peace had come the School 's first Sixth Form as that term is understood today , with nine members . |
| 4 | The Sputnik demonstration of Soviet technological capabilities had made Foster Dulles ’ philosophy of massive nuclear retaliation untenable , and in its place had come the theory of imposing a pause with conventional forces to allow time for last-minute negotiations to reduce the chances of mutual nuclear suicide . |
| 5 | We made ball and roller bearings for the car trade , the car trade had come a slump and the car trade to this day does n't want one bearing or one detail for a car until it 's ready to put it on a car . |
| 6 | After the initial decision to continue my trip had come the fight to quell bitterness . |
| 7 | There were other reasons for insecurity , too : no matter how much material prosperity had come a family 's way , there was still every chance that illness or a premature death might send them all back down a snake at a much faster speed than they had been able to climb up a ladder . |
| 8 | From behind the tee had come a cheer which changed into a gasp . |