Example sentences of "come [art] first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | From Titron had come the first man who could withstand radiation , be it from a bomb , or in deep space . |
2 | If the coin had not been put in , the bar would not have come out-the first thing was required for the second . |
3 | On April Fool 's Day 1963 came the first issue of Oz . |
4 | Gedanken was about to protest that she did go to discos and parties , and it was no big deal being a girl doing physics , but before she could open her mouth , there came the first question . |
5 | In July came the first visit from the phantom night hound . |
6 | Next , in 1590 , came the First Set of Italian Madrigals Englished , not to the sense of the original dittie , but after the affection of the Noate by Thomas Watson , next to Spenser the earliest of the Elizabethan sonneteers ; they are nearly all by Marenzio but also include two fine settings , à 4 and à 6 , of Watson 's own ‘ This sweet and merry month of May ’ by Byrd ‘ composed after the Italian vaine ’ at the poet 's request . |
7 | His finest moment came the first time he opened the hall door to a visitor and , standing a little aside , intoned , " Follow me , sir , " before proceeding with due dignity to announce the guest at the door of the morning room . |
8 | A few minutes later came the first gun-fire . |
9 | In these circumstances it seemed to Napoleon III that the Entente needed a boost and so came the first essay in Court diplomacy , the state visit to England in 1855 at the request of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert . |
10 | On 5th September 1974 came the first indication that something new and more sinister than the ‘ numbers game ’ was afoot . |
11 | Then , in 1977 , came the first example of mass direct action in America . |
12 | two minutes behind came the first horse … for only the second time the wheels had won … |
13 | With it came the first episode of Merseyside 's very own soap Brookside . |
14 | In 1904 came the first car , and in 1920 Rover hit the headlines when its Light Six saloon raced the Blue Train Continental Express 750 miles across France — and reached Calais 20 minutes ahead of the train . |
15 | ‘ And then came the first tragedy . |
16 | Then came the first Shadow Cabinet meeting . |
17 | Home advantage meant that pitches could be prepared especially to suit fast bowlers , and come the first Test in Jamaica it was soon evident this is what had happened . |
18 | Suddenly from among the lichen and lank chickweed drawn up by the gloom of the canopy , comes the first flash of pink . |
19 | After the first ascent by a six-year-old schoolgirl comes the first junkie-ascent of Europe 's biggest ( not counting Eastern interlopers ) . |
20 | Now comes the first LP — picked up by Guernica in the face of widespread interest — which confirms the potential ‘ Palomine ’ , with nine original tracks , and one Sebadoh cover , is a warm , uplifting and engrossing record . |