Example sentences of "[not/n't] come [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 War or no war , the Government 's other business had not come to a halt .
2 Reflecting the substantial barriers to international integration , prices have not come to an equilibrium across countries .
3 ‘ I 've not come for a drink .
4 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 .
5 She was cruelly obsessed with class and if her children had not come from a background that she knew to be reliable she would certainly have ignored them as she ignored the au-pair girls .
6 And I think it would now be most unlikely for a speculative proposal that had n't come through a planning system to succeed .
7 Anglo-Saxon archaeology has n't come to a crisis point as did prehistoric studies in the early 1960s ; rather it is gradually slipping into new directions with the establishment of a generation of archaeologists more aware that alternative approaches exist to be tried and which have been available for 20 years .
8 Was you getting funny cos I ai n't come to a party every week ?
9 That er this group wanted to work with other groups which had n't come to an understanding .
10 My friends have also made it difficult for me , but the world has n't come to an end . ’
11 ‘ If we had n't come to an agreement , you 'd be paying for my time as well . ’
12 Girls at the back of the room , we have n't come for a chat .
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