Example sentences of "came of the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A building to house the round table was begun , but otherwise nothing came of the idea . |
| 2 | To that , also , the King had given a great part of his attention , but when , late in the spring , word came of the sighting of ships from Normandy in the Clyde , he left his wife and household at Perth , where they had stayed a full week , and rode with a small retinue westwards to meet them . |
| 3 | However , some good came of the course — he discovered the recommended textbook , Handyman Gardener by David Stevens , Octopus 1989 , £1.50 . |
| 4 | Some very optimistic people thought that the war would be over in a couple of weeks and these hopes were reinforced when news came of the invasion of Normandy . |
| 5 | Nothing , however , came of the project . |
| 6 | Even if nothing came of the interviews , he could work for his father . |
| 7 | This enthusiasm , inspired by Scottish sections , was short lived , and nothing came of the move , but it did signal a phase of agitation over representation that was to culminate in formal acceptance of the principle at the 1917 Congress . |
| 8 | No doubt they had made considerable preparations before the news came of the cancellation ; it is hoped that they were not inconvenienced too much . |
| 9 | The whereabouts of Flaxman 's death mask was not known , and nothing came of the suggestion . |
| 10 | Nothing came of the meeting and when it broke up there was much animosity between its organiser and the non-attenders . |
| 11 | ‘ Nothing came of the enquiries I made this morning . |