Example sentences of "then come [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Duddy , a flyweight , was a 16–6 winner over the talented Ken Andrews of St Matthew 's but then came a shock in the division when Paddy Brown of Holy Trinity Belfast was beaten .
2 Kieran Loughran was fortunate to clear the ball off the line as the Portadown forwards hovered hungrily around the goalmouth but then came a shock — a Cliftonville goal after 39 minutes .
3 I had seen these images of John before , but then came a video report from Danish TV back in 1981 .
4 Then came a change .
5 Then came a daughter , Farahnaz ; another son , Ali Reza ; and finally another daughter , Leils .
6 But then came a row with the aged President Tito over the sort of reception he might expect on a visit to Belgrade .
7 Then came a battle over a fine tooth comb among the ladies who had lice in their hair ; this ended at forty-five shillings amid tears and despair .
8 Then came a question on the size of the Balm of Gilead Fir in America and which sort of soil suited it best , ‘ for there is but one place , in England , where the trees live more than ten or twelve years . ’
9 Then came a day of snow showers , and she did not want to drive and waited until the late afternoon while Magnus sat and whined by the door .
10 Then came a man 's voice , loud and clear : ‘ What the hell are you doing here ?
11 And then came a knight in tarnished armour , a veritable giant amongst singer-songwriters from Barking .
12 Then came a salad , forty luscious shades of biting green and purple , roasted sesame seeds , toasted sunflower seeds , walnut oil and red wine vinegar .
13 Then came a noise with no hint of strangeness .
14 But then came a turning-point .
15 Then came a process which gave a product that quickly made an impact on the market — the extrusion of sheet from polymer granules .
16 Then came a moment that electrified the congregation .
17 And then came a moment when I was aware that its personal life was dissolving , and I could somehow perceive that a greater life , a kind of group ‘ bird soul ’ was taking over , for want of a better phrase .
18 Then came a sound that was partly chuckle , partly crooning song , partly snore .
19 The woman in the next room gave a brief shriek of outrage and damage ; then came a silence so long that it was almost eerie .
20 Then came a review which made a bonfire of all the others and lit up Burton 's name in flames in the English theatre of the day .
21 Then came a tie-breaker .
22 Then came a penalty flick to Bangor with A Gibson saving well low to his left .
23 A small cottage was next to the terrace houses and like them had no garden but just a tiny yard and then came a doorway leading to the flat over the archway of Dean 's Yard .
24 His playing days looked over , but then came a comeback and last year Lumsden was ready , fighting fit to play for Oxford at Twickenham .
25 Then came a conference of the English departments of the East African universities at Moshi , in Tanzania , a wonderfully beautiful place near Mount Kilimanjaro .
26 Then came a box of hats , huge , wide , heavy affairs swathed in pleated velvet and accompanied by an army of pins to secure them .
27 Thanks to support from the prince of Wales , the export stop was extended ; but then came a knee blow .
28 Then came a string of legitimate deliveries .
29 Their home was on the other side of the archway , then came a terrace of five two-storey houses with attics , rather more modern than most in the street ; in the first of these , Mr. & Mrs. Joe Chambers lived with their daughter .
30 Then came a succession of other girls , all talented , all making their contribution to the programme .
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