Example sentences of "not come [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Discovering Afghanistan Festival of Afghan culture , billed as London 's first of its kind , which may or may not come as a great surprise . |
| 2 | The move to merge did not come as a great surprise to the shareholders of either company . |
| 3 | If Lamb 's sacking does not come as a major shock then Gower 's latest axing is mind-blowingly baffling following his much trumpeted recall for the third Cornhill Test match at Old Trafford . |
| 4 | I hope that that does not come as a total surprise to him , as it appears to . |
| 5 | It did not come as a startling revelation — no blinding flash of illumination , only a possibility that he had not previously considered , something that was worth checking . |
| 6 | Generally , infertility does not come as a sudden cut-off point ; rather it declines gradually , and when it is observed we have to look for the cause in the interdependence breakdown , and not just regard it as a shortage of one or other nutrients . |
| 7 | Whatever the truth , the unwelcome publicity could not come at a worse time for Mercedes — just as it is launching its new top-of-the-range ‘ S ’ model after 12 years of development . |
| 8 | Newspaper reports on 12th March that the Bank of Ireland is to shed 600 of its staff over the coming years could not come at a worse time for the economy . |
| 9 | If the new if the new settlement proves successful , it will have an impetus all its own and therefore it will not come to a full stop in two thousand and six . |
| 10 | His complete acceptance of the ‘ protest ’ in ‘ Protestant ’ did not come till a few years later when some leading members of his Mount Merrion , Belfast , congregation insisted that he object to the Church 's ‘ street corner boy ’ activities of picketing the Irish Presbyterian Church General Assembly . |
| 11 | Mr Devaty is one of the few dissidents who do not come from a Prague-based intellectual background . |
| 12 | The externally impressed voltage need not come from a time-varying magnetic field as in the previous section , it may be produced by a signal generator . |
| 13 | They may not come from a church-going background , but with encouragement they might well respond to an invitation to be part of the Church 's music , at least occasionally . |
| 14 | I once sat on a Labour-controlled council which went out to tender and would not accept the lowest tender because it did not come from a direct labour department . |
| 15 | For example , the case of Hope , who did not come from a broken home , is atypical : most black sportsmen have much more instrumental relationships with their mentors , seeking to learn techniques , draw inspiration and get motivated for important events . |
| 16 | This fuller appreciation may result from a short or a long article , even occasionally some unexpected insight or well-phrased judgement ; but it will not come from a brief comment off the cuff , an item of gossip , or a mere listing . |
| 17 | I believe that 's something that needs to be looked at and if the government were prepared to embark on a review of auditing er generally then that is something that I think there is some useful point in pursuing further er it 's interesting that er er erm when Bingham examined this point at paragraph three er point three nine in his report er he has a long paragraph er discussing these matters and er he says that er he at the end of the day he does n't come to a concluded view er although he does er acknowledge the fact that there are many people er depositors or example , share holders and employees who might have an interest in a particular company . |
| 18 | I only 'ope it do n't come to a General Strike , Don . |
| 19 | He does n't come with a judgemental way . |
| 20 | It seems the attack did n't come as a total surprise . |
| 21 | What about the skills which are very important but do n't come as a formal part of any subject , the so-called communication skills ? |
| 22 | Joanne does n't come from a wealthy background and yet , by hard work and determination and not a little goodwill from Slater himself ( who coaches her free of charge ) , she is making things happen in her tennis life . |
| 23 | ‘ She did n't come from a wealthy family ? ’ |