Example sentences of "come the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1982 Ferrari launched the 208 Turbo ( made mainly for the Italian market and powered by a two-litre turbocharged V8 ) and , more recently have come the ultimate developments of the original theme — the 288GTO and the F40 . |
| 2 | ‘ From the mountains of the east come the Orcish hordes : green-skinned savages with the hearts of beasts and the fury of madmen . |
| 3 | In the very early years , people were really exploring ; then came the early botanists who identified what they saw and made lists ; later came the ecologists who related plants to their environment ; by the 1980s conservation of the flora came to the fore . |
| 4 | And up on the screen came the familiar images : young women water-skiing past the Saint-Georges , farmers in the Bekaa , the great cedar trees of Bsharre . |
| 5 | Then came the blustering denials of any intention to act dishonestly , which did little to help their cause though many were sincere . |
| 6 | Along with the name came the Servite Fathers who had officiated at the old church . |
| 7 | Later came the acute attacks of asthma — and the need for Caroline to pummel me ( it 's hilarious only in retrospect ! ) as I fought for breath . |
| 8 | On top of this came the sundry depredations of military and civilian authorities desperate to feed the armed forces and urban population in the face of totally inadequate harvests . |
| 9 | Then came the everlasting skies of summer where the sun hung like a silver cauldron and sent meteors of sparkle among the ice . |
| 10 | Kate Melville and Sue d'Argy Smith , whose daughters left the Church , as so many do , just before they became nubile , each took a hand and gave it a sharp pull , and over their heads came the long arms of Gordon the Bachelor , whose fingers stroked my hair , as countless other key personnel in the body of Christendom , South Wimbledon , stroked , shoved , pulled and all but carried me towards the stage on which I was supposed to pour out the secrets of my heart . |
| 11 | Then , finally , came the real women rock stars — Grace Slick and Janis Joplin . |
| 12 | Far below London in size came the provincial capitals , the cities of Norwich , Bristol , York , Exeter , Newcastle upon Tyne and perhaps Salisbury and Coventry , each of which began to recover from the doldrums of the late-medieval recession during the middle years of Elizabeth 's reign . |
| 13 | Above the town Juntas , and chosen originally from them , came the Provincial Juntas . |
| 14 | From the seminar came the following suggestions : |
| 15 | In June came the Olympic Trials at Crystal Palace . |
| 16 | From one of the other rooms came the harsh sounds of Guns'N'Roses , the heavy guitar making the walls vibrate . |
| 17 | Through open windows or balcony doors came the mingled sounds of pots clattering and televisions blaring , an indication that most families were having their evening meal . |
| 18 | To the centre of attention came the little nations of Siberia , old relatives of American indians . |
| 19 | As it was , alongside the battering ram of Scottish public opinion came the well-directed arrows of Charter 88 's Democracy Day to force the key questions of liberalising and decentralising the governance of Britain on to the political map . |
| 20 | Then came the post-war years of austerity , the food and fuel shortages . |
| 21 | Zina Garrison , the beaten Wimbledon finalist last summer , lost in the first round , but not much of consequence occurred until Sanchez-Vicario toppled Mary Joe Fernandez in the quarter finals — and then came the heavy matches . |
| 22 | Then came the inevitable qualifications — much depended on the state of international trade and on the efficient running of industry . |
| 23 | Claire recovered but when Allitt was again left alone with her almost immediately came the inevitable words ‘ She 's gone ’ , he told the jury . |
| 24 | Then came the startling developments in Eastern Europe and a British response which has been much admired . |
| 25 | First came the preliminary soundings ( the trabajos ) and the winning over of officers and sergeants by a small activist group in touch with civilian conspirators ; then the compromisos by which accomplices were bound to action ; finally the chosen leaders set off the last stage by the cry — the grito . |
| 26 | Dress in ‘ bad taste ’ was the order of the day at Key Street and out came the psychedelic shirts , hideous trousers , flower power shorts , multi-coloured spotted nightshirts , loud ties and luminous tights , complete with resplendent ankle socks . |
| 27 | Next came the multilateral organizations , with twelve million , followed by the non-governmental organizations ( NGOs ) with 1.5 million ( Tomo et al , 1990 ) . |
| 28 | From Central Office , and from around his entourage , came the unmistakable signs of fair-weather friends preparing to detach themselves from blame for defeat . |
| 29 | More gannets will be arriving daily from winter quarters , which may be as far south as the coastal waters of West Africa and with them will come the great skuas to harry them for food . |
| 30 | The same applies if an Australian says : ‘ Do n't come the raw prawns on me . |