Example sentences of "there come the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once past this hurdle , there came the committee stage taken on the floor of the House , when detailed amendments could be moved clause by clause , and again all amendments had to be taken and this stage went on until each had been dealt with . |
| 2 | Alexei heard a single splash as a loosened rope fell into the water , and then there came the creak of settling timbers . |
| 3 | Eventually there came the discovery that a scented oil could be extracted from those flowers or leaves which were perfumed . |
| 4 | Then there came the day of the invasion by the removal men . |
| 5 | Just 102 years after Cesare Beccaria 's Dei Delitti e delle Pene saw the light of day there came the publication of another work by an Italian called Cesare , equally seminal and revolutionary but in most respects diametrically opposed to Beccaria 's way of thinking . |
| 6 | There came the brass tacks : how old was he ? |
| 7 | As the cruel words died away , there came the sound of a door slamming , followed by Esther 's tinkling laughter and the spiteful jibe : ‘ I ca n't abide you near me . |
| 8 | Just then there came the sound of horses and riders thundering along the road . |
| 9 | Soon there came the sound of several pairs of feet . |
| 10 | There came the sound of shouting outside . |
| 11 | Sherry took three-quarters of an hour and , as the Cathedral clock was chiming the three-quarter , there came the sound of the drawing-room door opening . |
| 12 | Then there came the sound of something falling on the floor . |
| 13 | Quite early there came the contradiction that anyone who takes on an extreme diet must meet . |
| 14 | From inside there came the clink of crockery and Mrs Binkworthy 's high-pitched voice feigning joviality . |
| 15 | In response , there came the pop of fire from the battlements . |
| 16 | But he had barely been gone for an hour when there came the signal that Thorfinn had been waiting for . |
| 17 | Finally , there came the crime novel , a development of the detective novel with the emphasis yet more on the characters and often and especially on their milieu . |
| 18 | Instead there comes the realisation , surely necessary all over the world , that every African , whatever else he is , is also a food producer and must learn to be an efficient one . |
| 19 | But just like the City institutions , there comes the time of the irresistible profit . |
| 20 | From the opening piteous pleas with shaking hands as the dancers sink to the floor in the depths of their sorrow , the choreographic pattern of the overall rhythm is seen to swell in size and intensity as the music does until there comes the gleam of hope , a quiet moment when a child-like figure dances in wonder at the ways in which she can explore not only the space in which she moves , but also the ways in which she shapes each part of her body into an ever flowing design . |
| 21 | Once there is a recognition that there is room for improvement there comes the task of developing a commitment and determination to bring about change . |
| 22 | But then , unless the fascination is too powerful , there comes the point when keeping still is discarded and the rabbit , as though breaking a spell , turns in an instant to its other resource flight . |