Example sentences of "not come to a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If men trained in the learned profession did not , perhaps , scale such heights in the later sixteenth century , at the same time the crossing of career lines did not come to a halt . |
| 2 | As a consequence , evolution normally does not come to a halt , but constantly ‘ tracks ’ the changing environment . |
| 3 | JANUARY 1st dawned in Czechoslovakia and the world did not come to an end . |
| 4 | 1 Samuel 4 renews the story of the conflict between the two peoples , and that rivalry remains a major feature of the account of Saul 's reign , and does not come to an end till victories won by David , described in 2 Samuel 5 . |
| 5 | Held , allowing the appeal , that although there was a strong presumption against interpreting a statute as taking away the right of silence of an accused person it was the plain intention of the Criminal Justice Act 1987 that the powers of the Director of the Serious Fraud Office should not come to an end when the person under investigation had been charged ; and that , accordingly , she was entitled to compel the applicant to answer questions on pain of commission of a criminal offence under section 2(13) of the Act of 1987 if he did not do so and no caution was appropriate ( post , pp. 68F–H , 81C–F , 83E , 86H ) . |
| 6 | Thus , a tenancy for a term of " seven years and thereafter from year to year " is not a term certain because the tenancy will not come to an end until notice is served . |
| 7 | He added : ‘ I would be very sad if we could not come to an agreement with the tanker owners . |
| 8 | Do not come to an interview encumbered with a lot of clutter like parcels , scarves , large shopping bags , and shoulder bags , which make you look burdened down . |
| 9 | But we wo n't come to a standstill . ’ |
| 10 | They could n't come to a decision so they put it to the vote when — as the book put it — a pair of bearded anarchists , one with flame red hair , appeared out of nowhere and took their decision for them , smashing down the gates with sledgehammers . |
| 11 | Cos Norman sa , they would n't come to a house like that . |
| 12 | And the whole point of credit cards and other forms of revolving credit is that they do n't come to an end . |
| 13 | ‘ But if Williams and I ca n't come to an agreement , and I insist it 's nothing to do with money , then no problem — I 'll just pack it all in . |
| 14 | Ca n't come to an agreement |