Example sentences of "but come the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Scientists were aware of gallium 's potential as a semiconductor 30 years ago but come the computer revolution it remained largely ignored . |
| 2 | He had spoken earnestly , some years before , about finding the right girl to marry , about not letting his head be ruled by his heart ; but come the day , he had married because he had fallen in love . |
| 3 | During the week , she lives in her Chelsea flat , but come the weekend she joins the ‘ down-from-town ’ M3 pilgrimage to Lymington to be aboard her beloved Q2 . |
| 4 | But come the morning I do n't suppose she sprayed it , gelled it and covered it in cans full of failed meringue , which made her hands curl . |
| 5 | The reason was they set their alarm , they were terribly conscientious about setting their alarm clock so they 'd wake up in the morning to go to the exam , and er it was a very loud alarm clock so not the kind of thing you could sleep through , but come the morning of the exam the alarm went off and the student started to dream that they were out hearing church bells or something , you know they 're walking around hearing all these church bells , thinking is n't it nice , you know , it 's Sunday morning , oh I could go on sleeping . |