Example sentences of "came [adv] to a " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the freight train came slowly to a halt at the loop stop signal near the box , the fireman told the signalman of their problem who in turn reported the incident to the train control . |
| 2 | They came finally to a gap in the hedge on the left-hand side of the road where there was a five-barred gate . |
| 3 | A breathless Charlie managed to catch him up when he came finally to a halt behind a tree . |
| 4 | Evenings she came home to a stack of manila envelopes with folded papers lettered in scarlet and black . |
| 5 | But he came home to a recession . |
| 6 | In March 1982 , matters came further to a head when the ILEA informed the polytechnic that it was withholding its block grant for 1982–3 until the financial crisis had been resolved . |
| 7 | Greg Thomas came close to a wicket three times in his first over in Test cricket , but Greenidge and Haynes survived to give their usual start before Greenidge had to retire with a cut forehead after mishooking Botham . |
| 8 | In chilly conditions , P. McReynolds came close to a personal best with a time of 1 hr. 6 mins. 31 secs . |
| 9 | The writing of that book in hospital , I now realise , came close to a meditation . |
| 10 | Somerset seamer Neil Mallender came close to a surprise Test cap in New Zealand recently |
| 11 | With regard to Calvinism , Ewing had joined Thomas Erskine [ q.v. ] of Linlathen as early as 1836 in opposing predestination , and he later came close to a doctrine of universal salvation . |
| 12 | They held on , kept Millwall out ; came close to a fourth but that would have flattered Swindon : 3-1 and a happy new year at the county ground . |
| 13 | He took avoiding action but came close to a third . |
| 14 | Middlesbrough came close to a breakthrough in the 63rd minute . |
| 15 | Hard-running Cambridge came close to a goal after 24 minutes . |
| 16 | Jamie Pollock came close to a late equaliser only to be denied with a brilliant save by James . |
| 17 | She probably had enough cash for a taxi , but the taxi habit still came hard to a girl from the sticks who was n't even used to being able to afford bus fare . |
| 18 | In the first week a German dairy was pillaged , two Germans were battered and an Austrian student was surrounded by a hostile mob , whilst traffic came almost to a standstill . |
| 19 | Fishing effort in the North Sea which had been slowly increasing as engines and gear were developed , came almost to a standstill during the war and , in consequence , the sea-bird populations flourished as fish stocks increased . |
| 20 | Anglo-Scottish trade came virtually to a halt , and did not begin to pick up again until the late sixteenth century . |
| 21 | He came closest to a silver pencil , he thinks , with a submission made five or six years ago . |
| 22 | Ant Everard put down his paper , looked at his daughter , his face a supplication of mercy from her ; he looked back again at Miranda , and his concern turned into a frown , and he came visibly to a decision . |
| 23 | In any branch of government , civil or military , promotion always came easier to a man who could add political interest to ability , and on occasion the active support of a great man could more than compensate for very limited abilities . |