Example sentences of "come [adv prt] to the idea " in BNC.
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| 1 | Owen never repeated this claim in the pre-Darwinian era , but liberal theologians such as the Oxford mathematician and philosopher Baden Powell began to come around to the idea of ‘ designed evolution ’ during the 1850s . |
| 2 | MRS Thatcher 's friends tell me that she has finally come around to the idea of going to the Lords after the election . |
| 3 | It is understood that most of the Sun 's employees , including vice presidents , have come round to the idea of embracing Motif in some shape or form , but there remains one unswerving voice . |
| 4 | Entering the competition was entirely Barbara 's idea and when the phone call came through to say they 'd won , Betty was quite shocked to discover that she , too , was going to London to have a makeover — but she soon came round to the idea ! |
| 5 | I keep coming back to the idea that everything can have some significance attached to it . |
| 6 | They are only now reportedly coming round to the idea . |
| 7 | Users are finally coming round to the idea that applications are more important than the platform , he says , citing the UK supermarket chain , Sainsbury 's , which took ten months to decide that it would move to Unix , choosing its software before inviting companies to bid for the hardware contract . |
| 8 | According today 's Scotland on Sunday Newspaper , Hearts and it 's Chairman Wallace Mercer are coming round to the idea of sharing a ground with Hibs on the site the council wants , at Ingleston . |
| 9 | ‘ I 'm coming round to the idea . ’ |
| 10 | At least a growing number of Tory MPs are coming round to the idea . |
| 11 | The Americans may come round to the idea that the termination of the war must be mediated through the UN ; they may even reluctantly come round to the idea that Israel must make a contribution to the peace . |
| 12 | The Americans may come round to the idea that the termination of the war must be mediated through the UN ; they may even reluctantly come round to the idea that Israel must make a contribution to the peace . |
| 13 | My initial reaction was to write back thanking him for his time etc and making a few followup points , but Ive come round to the idea a personal meeting might be nice : - ) ) |
| 14 | My initial reaction was to write back thanking him for his time etc and making a few followup points , but Ive come round to the idea a personal meeting might be nice : - ) ) |