Example sentences of "have come [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ When I saw him , but he must 've come on the bus it 'd stop at the turn an' 't was about the time .
2 He could 've come in the shop and bought them , yeah .
3 The announcement that Saudi Arabia is to buy 48 of the aircraft has come as a relief to workers at Smiths Industries in Bishops Cleeve , which supplies cockpit displays for the Tornado .
4 Washington 's success on the Pro-Tour has come as a surprise to some , not least Brian Gottfried , former touring pro and now head coach at the ATP 's headquarters in Florida .
5 The news has come as a surprise to the local council .
6 The size of these valuations , which in some cases exceed the value of the matrimonial home , has come as a surprise to many lawyers and to their clients .
7 Ray Fell , chairman of the Leeds United Supporters ' Club said : ‘ It has come as a kick in the stomach . ’
8 I know that the organisational change has come as a shock to you , as it has for me , but we want to part company after all these years , on the best and friendliest of terms .
9 It has come as a shock to realise that your magazine can no longer be relied on to present the relevant information in a straightforward factual manner .
10 This has come as a shock to all of us , Masklin thought .
11 The exponential growth in CMEA debt ( from $6 billion in 1970 to $58.3 billion in 1981 ) has come as a shock to borrower and lender alike .
12 This attitude has come as a shock to many in Hollywood who are falling over themselves to sign him .
13 So this news has come as a disappointment to local business leaders .
14 The Philistines ' camp is close enough for them to hear the noise , and when they learn its meaning they are afraid and say , ‘ A god has come into the camp . ’
15 She has come into the Chamber in the past five minutes .
16 The one thing its citizens have in common is that God has come into the life of each one and given a love for him and for each other which no human or political institution can ever produce .
17 Whether the parents planted a cedar tree in honour of the occasion , as another custom dictated ( girls only got a pine tree ! ) we do not know , but we can rest assured that the salutation-prayer was made with particular relish for this first son of a first son : ‘ A boy is born into the world ; a blessing has come into the world . ’
18 Christ has come into the world .
19 With our family and friends we sing our praises to God and in our prayers we say thank you that Jesus has come into the world to be with us for ever and ever .
20 With our family and our friends we sing our praises to God and in our prayers we say thank you that Jesus has come into the world to be with us for ever and ever .
21 New blood has come into the industry , and many of the companies now have the opportunity to become independent production companies .
22 Locality on the other hand has come into the ascendancy because of the need to redefine forces for local autonomy around much larger clusters of population .
23 Every therapist/healer , orthodox or otherwise , has come across the person who just does not get better — despite doing everything ‘ right ’ .
24 May be of use if a small chip has come off a bone .
25 She wonders if she will in fact see her son , since a tender has come off the track down the line .
26 It indicates the change that has come over the world .
27 Nicky Summerbee has come through a fitness test on a leg strain .
28 Defender Adrian Whitbread has come through a fitness test , Micky Hazard could get a recall .
29 Jesus , the Christ , is the one who has come through the water of his baptism , through the blood of his cross , and is mediated to us through the Holy Spirit .
30 Ann , the daughter of Joe 's partner , was Larry 's fiance/1e , and now wants to marry Joe 's surviving son , Chris , who has come through the war unscathed .
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