Example sentences of "come [prep] [adj] [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We were the most powerful country in the world and the overwhelming fact was that astonishing amounts of money had come into ordinary people 's homes . |
| 2 | Such were the main groups of Cossacks and anti-Tito Yugoslavs who had come into 5 Corps hands by 12 May . |
| 3 | Much of the improvement has come from increased sales into furniture foams , explained , commercial manager . |
| 4 | ‘ For this book , an awful lot has come from live people , her family , her friends . |
| 5 | The priorities for the deaf community will have to come from deaf people themselves but the effective use of Total Communication by deaf and hearing people offers a way towards a sharing of views . |
| 6 | The impetus will have to come from older people themselves . |
| 7 | Reports on May 5 said that US troops had come within 2 km of the town of Dahuk , south of the " safe havens " zone . |
| 8 | Which would you recommend , as I would not want any harm to come to either fish ? |
| 9 | I have come across many people who have bought their binoculars from railway lost-property offices , though naturally one has to be doubly careful . |
| 10 | We have come across other species like you — the Cimliss , the Usurians , the Okk . |
| 11 | In Britain , I have come across two species in particular which do this — tree sparrows , using fresh beech leaves , and buzzards , using green-leaved twigs . |
| 12 | I 've come across three people who have become psychologically dependent on it one of them just 15 . ’ |
| 13 | In the end Sun chief executive officer Scott McNealy had his way and they came as twin cannon shots . |
| 14 | In the end Sun chief executive Scott McNealy had his way and they came as twin cannon shots . |
| 15 | , John ( c. 1582– c. 1635 ) , tobacco grower and projector , came of ancient gentry stock . |
| 16 | Philip , who commands 10th Battalion the Parachute Regiment , came within 1,500 ft of success in 1976 , but was forced to abort the mission to save two badly frost-bitten colleagues . |
| 17 | A large proportion of the new interest came from young people . |
| 18 | In particular no heat came from 8 mm rods , one of which they started charging at Christmas and which was still being charged in March . |
| 19 | Samples also came from 27 butchers and 27 delis in Leeds , Reading and South London — and they proved to be worse . |
| 20 | In many cases , the gas came from new works with their own coal sidings beside the station . |
| 21 | The first performance came from two people in white radiation suits who walked on to the stage carrying a dustbin allegedly containing nuclear waste . |
| 22 | When it came to other people , particularly men , she preferred to be in control . |
| 23 | Rate relief came to another £1 m. , and various forms of tax relief to a considerable sum , which could not be accurately assessed . |
| 24 | Thus it was with pleasure that I came across this series of ‘ cartoon stories for adults of any age ’ , created by French scientist Jean-Pierre Petit . |
| 25 | ‘ We came across some people from Papua New Guinea who were selling handicrafts and were confronted with a boatload of western tourists — all convinced they could buy for a knock-down rate . |
| 26 | The tunnels were gloomier , the only illumination coming from occasional bf tubes suspended awkwardly from holes hacked at random in the roof , no more than half a metre above their heads . |
| 27 | Commentators noted that the anti-government activity was now coming from young people with no direct experience of the events of the mid-1970s and pointed to youth unemployment and associated social problems as an element in the agitation . |
| 28 | ‘ However , the threat that councillors may back the strong opposition coming from local people by rejecting the scheme , as recommended by their planning officer , has shown the potential for serious negotiation . |
| 29 | The Eritrean People 's Liberation Front ( EPLF ) had meanwhile captured Tio on the Red Sea coast on March 2 , and Edd by March 11 , coming within 160 km of Assab , the port through which the capital received most of its fuel supplies . |
| 30 | So I ca n't see very many of them coming to local people . |