Example sentences of "come at [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Mr and Mrs Gould are now in the Colony ’ proclaimed the Hobart Town Courier , ‘ to which they have come at great expense and sacrifice of comfort , purely with the view of making this work [ Birds of Australia ] still more valuable by taking their drawings from living specimens . |
| 2 | Proposals to replace our dry sow accommodation could not have come at worse time , with pig prices falling through the floor , and I suppose some would say that we are reacting plenty soon enough . |
| 3 | Although many years later Braque recalled how strong an impression tribal art made on him , it is hard to see any direct reflection of this in the paintings executed at the time when Picasso was reacting so positively to tribal sculpture ; even in a painting like the Nu any influence from tribal art seems to have come at second hand , through Picasso 's Demoiselles . |
| 4 | The call for the entire squadron to scramble for a major transferral had come at 0.700 hours . |
| 5 | ... But no , for he had said her heart was badly damaged , death might have come at any time . |
| 6 | The best time to see the Lakes he felt was not necessarily high summer , and he recommended people to come at all times of the year so that they might appreciate the great torrents of water after rain and misty light on cloudy days . |
| 7 | It means that the stressed syllables in an utterance tend to come at regular intervals with a varying number of less stressed syllables in between . |
| 8 | For all her encouragement to them to come at any time to her house , Rose herself was wary of calling at Great Meadow . |
| 9 | It is very , very unfortunate to come at this time . ’ |
| 10 | He had done well that day — almost performed miracles — having located Mrs McLaren 's Scottish relations ; persuaded a most excellent and locally well-known lady to come at short notice and be in the house to stay with her ; and had seen to it that the house itself was tidied , and cleaned ready , and supplied with food . |
| 11 | as if to increase my terror , there came at that instant a pause in the electric war overhead . |
| 12 | Beside him Carol watched the modern-day gladiators as they came at each other . |
| 13 | Potter 's bid for martyrdom came at twenty-five-foot Waimea in the winter of '86‐7 when the early rounds of the Billabong Pro were held at the Bay . |
| 14 | AFHQ 's response came at 1857 hrs that afternoon [ KP 228 ] : " Agree all Yugoslav nationals in Eighth Army Area to be returned unless involves use of force , otherwise evacuation to Distone ( Italy ) in accordance with FX 77268 of 17 May . " |
| 15 | Nonetheless , Niki soon built on an overwhelming lead in the championship , though a first crisis came at Long Beach when Audetto suggested that Clay Regazzoni ought to have his day in the sun . |
| 16 | Twenty years ago few tailor shops were without a bottle of gin : the men drank as they liked ; one kept the score , and the publican came at certain times to replenish the gin bottle . |
| 17 | Villagers said that none ever came at this time of year . |
| 18 | You know the tears came at this time |
| 19 | They came at full speed , the leading man aiming to Sharpe 's left , the other pulling to his right . |
| 20 | B : [ pragmatically interpreted particle ] the milkman came at some time prior to the time of speaking Yet it is clear to native speakers that what would ordinarily be communicated by such an exchange involves considerably more , along the lines of the italicized material in ( 3 ) : ( 3 ) A : Do you have the ability to tell me the time of the present moment , as standardly indicated on a watch , and if so please do so tell me B : No I do n't know the exact time of the present moment , but I can provide some information from which you may be able to deduce the approximate time , namely the milkman has come ( see R. Lakoff , 1973a ; Smith & Wilson , 1979 : 172ff for a discussion of such examples ) . |
| 21 | Case law changes have been coming at frequent intervals , particularly those affecting liability for disclosing defects in house construction . |
| 22 | But at 11.20 pm — just as Highlights from Augusta offer relief from a man repeatedly declaring that the second election result may be coming at any minute — Scotland is being indulged with different fare . |
| 23 | The last stretch is down a narrow lane bordered by woods and lined with horse boxes , cars and spectators , the latter all striving to catch first sight of the leading riders coming at full gallop . |
| 24 | She complained that it was ‘ indecent that fellows and wenches should come at such hours as they do ’ to get her husband out of bed for the night watches . |
| 25 | But they all did n't come at one time , they were always had new ones coming again . |
| 26 | Someone could come at any minute . |
| 27 | The last Scotsman to score against the French giants has warned Hateley to watch out , however , because the knock-out blow can come at any time . |
| 28 | An election could come at any time , and policies across the board were being honed in readiness . |
| 29 | ‘ Blood can come at any time . ’ |
| 30 | Already almost a year earlier Churchill had recognised that the enemy collapse in Europe might come at any time . |