Example sentences of "[vb infin] come [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because the sun 's rotation drove the planets around , the whole system would have come to a gentle halt for the duration of the miracle . |
| 2 | If the directors do state their reasons the court will investigate them to the extent of seeing whether they have acted on the right principles and will overrule their decision if they have acted on considerations which should not have weighed with them , but not merely because the court would have come to a different conclusion . |
| 3 | If you are still anti-bat , so be it , but at least you will have come to an informed conclusion . |
| 4 | he had instead been cultivating his acquaintanceship with Mercer , a game plan that would have come to an abrupt end if the Lorrimores had deserted the trip , which they would have done at once if the Canadian had ploughed into their home-from-home . |
| 5 | ‘ If the indicators for the first quarter remain flat or suggest a further fall in output , then the time will have come for a further cut in interest rates , by another 1 per cent or more . ’ |
| 6 | For secondary school teachers of mathematics who have been eager to respond to the call for investigative work , the introduction of GCSE coursework assessment may have come as a rational consequence of what they see as timely changes in the curriculum . |
| 7 | ‘ When you got the solicitor 's letter saying you 'd inherited the place it must have come as a terrific shock . |
| 8 | Being so far advanced in this objective , even before the evening started , it must have come as a great surprise when the meeting was jolted into controversy by an unexpected suggestion from Councillor B. Watts . |
| 9 | NEIL Kinnock 's slightly manic conducting of Men of Harlech at Egglescliffe School on Friday may have come as a mild surprise to the attendant gentlemen of the Press . |
| 10 | He had picked up the pieces after the war and it must have come as a total shock to someone with his background to find players in his side who rocked the boat . |
| 11 | It should have come as a complete surprise , but the man swayed , taking Ross 's fist on his shoulder . |
| 12 | In Peking 's eyes , the Nobel Peace Prize could not have come at a worse time . |
| 13 | It could scarcely have come at a worse time . |
| 14 | This could not have come at a worse time , with the prospect in view of becoming an ‘ officer 's lady ’ . |
| 15 | For the CEGB , trying to sell nuclear reliability to an increasingly sceptical local population , this could hardly have come at a worse time . |
| 16 | She could not have come at a worse time ; a few hours after she arrived , she was a helpless burning hulk , with most of her passengers and crew dead . |
| 17 | It could not have come at a worse time for the Royal Family , almost on the eve of the wedding of Princess Anne to Commander Tim Laurence . |
| 18 | I 'm afraid it could n't have come at a worse time . |
| 19 | But he gave her a smouldering glance and said , ‘ This change in the weather could n't have come at a worse time . |
| 20 | ‘ In many ways , it could not have come at a worse time because the selectors are obviously considering alternatives after the defeat at Old Trafford and I would like to think I would be one of them . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ God witness , ’ said Llewelyn , drumming his long fingers on the arms of his chair in a hard-driven rhythm that was always a key to the stresses of his mind , ‘ it could not have come at a worse time . |
| 22 | The invitation could not have come at a better time . |
| 23 | For Sinton , who made his England debut in Poznan in the crucial final qualifier against Poland last November and was a member of the England B side that defeated France B at Loftus Road in February , that run could not have come at a better time . |
| 24 | And the announcement of the engagement could not have come at a better time for the battle-weary Royal Family . |
| 25 | ‘ The cash could n't have come at a better time , ’ said George at their home in Swansea , Wales . |
| 26 | " You could n't have come at a better time , " said Fleury cheerfully . |
| 27 | ‘ This holiday has been a godsend and could n't have come at a better time . |
| 28 | It could n't have come at a better time . |
| 29 | League Cup success could n't have come at a better time for Rangers , nor for that matter could the return to goalscoring form of Ally McCoist . |
| 30 | League Cup success could n't have come at a better time for Rangers , nor for that matter could the return to goalscoring form of Ally McCoist . |