Example sentences of "came to the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the two ‘ warriors ’ explain that ever since the first Earth party came to the Sense-Sphere years ago , repaying kindness with treachery in a bid to seize control of the planet 's rich stocks of the metal molybdenum , all humans are now made permanent prisoners . |
| 2 | Does he remember the period after 1985 when he came to the Dispatch Box and abolished the death grant and took away maternity grant and income support for 16 and 17-year-olds , while all the time pensioners were losing £14 a week ? |
| 3 | THE campaign to free convicted killer Kenny Carter came to the streets of Cleveland yesterday . |
| 4 | So , deeply anti-white and pro-violence , he came to the tinder-box of Harare . |
| 5 | We came to the G M B from the workers . |
| 6 | Without Ramsey 's knowledge , Fisher came to the decision that he could not want Ramsey to succeed him , for reasons given above . |
| 7 | However , J. came to the decision that enough was enough and all he wanted now was to get out of the RAF and pursue a civilian career . |
| 8 | In the end , they came to the decision that whichever one of them saw Tamar first , would try to have a private word to tell her of Davis 's presence , and then see how she reacted . |
| 9 | It is not surprising , then , that most of the interviewees first came to the decision to seek help as a direct result of some external influence . |
| 10 | Thus the way in which a particular individual came to the decision to seek help has an important bearing on what happens subsequently . |
| 11 | I came to the decision by myself and how I drove that Cabinet to take the plunge I shall never know ! |
| 12 | Her friends were settled , politics infinitely depressing , she came to the decision to make some break ; it was time for her to go . |
| 13 | Lorimer could certainly hit it harder than Mel — but I came to the decision that he was nt really the specialist free kick taker . |
| 14 | For all his eagerness , when he came to the testing time he hesitated to touch , and two or three times poised his hands over the book , only to withdraw them again from contact . |
| 15 | She came to the smartgun mounting , and ripped the multi-barrelled weapon out at the roots . |
| 16 | The he-man was spoilt for sports car choice in the mid '60s but when it came to the crunch he would probably have gone for either the Austin Healey or the AC Cobra . |
| 17 | If it ever came to the crunch … |
| 18 | Although for some years now people have been suing them for outrageous sums well beyond any amount that could ever be insured , when it came to the crunch litigants always settled out of court for a far lower figure . |
| 19 | Ramsay and Fraser reckoned that perhaps one-third might desert Dunbar when it came to the crunch . |
| 20 | That would be bad news for Wales , although they have expected all along that wonder wing David Campese would be 100 per cent by the time it came to the crunch in Cardiff . |
| 21 | ‘ I believe we loved each other , but when it came to the crunch he could n't leave the priesthood . ’ |
| 22 | Kolchinsky was used to the gentle ribbing he got from the operatives about his cost-cutting exercises but when it came to the crunch he would never put any of their lives at risk for the sake of the budget . |
| 23 | Fuck that , we were the only team not to choke when it came to the crunch , the same can not be said of the scum . |
| 24 | I am pleased that when it came to the crunch I tried to help the people calling for help instead of thinking about what might happen . |
| 25 | And it came to the crunch in April , I was on a death wish . |
| 26 | When it came to the crunch , wear it and look stupid or get wet and keep your dignity , how many thousands stayed tightly rolled in school bag , shopping bag and haversack ? |
| 27 | She walked through the streets until she came to the litter of a part of town which teetered unbecomingly between abject decline and frenzied development . |
| 28 | We 'd much rather you came to the banquet . |
| 29 | The Washington brothers came to the Bringtons from Sulgrave seeking positions on the estate of their cousins , the Spencers , the family of HRH The Princess of Wales . |
| 30 | In common with English , however , most students came to the course with humanities A levels . |