Example sentences of "come [prep] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Redolent of exotic fruit and scented soap , it is almost sweet-and-sour in character — seemingly sweet at the rich bouquet stage , but satisfyingly dry — almost sour — as you come through the pungent taste . |
| 2 | As they come through the death-cell door : |
| 3 | come through the damn ceiling . |
| 4 | Robbie come as the head teacher and er there was a Miss that was er the pupil teacher . |
| 5 | Others come for the pure entertainment offered through the range of special events . ’ |
| 6 | Well , you know , if , if they come like the bloody clappers there ! |
| 7 | Once the New Year festivities are out of the way , we expect that sales will pick up significantly and continue to improve as we come into the traditional pre-spring buying season . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ This conference says to those people this weekend : ‘ In the light of what 's happened this week come into the Labour Party . |
| 9 | For large numbers come into the criminal justice system unnecessarily , erm that is likely to set back the progress which was made during the nineteen eighties and er increase and reinforce criminality . |
| 10 | Grow up , sister , and come into the real world . ’ |
| 11 | I mean , I keep hearing that when I come into the environmental health department , that , just that people are interested in what Oxford are doing . |
| 12 | Could you take your coats off please and come into the blue room . |
| 13 | It is also a fact that very few people actually come into the Christian faith with a deep burden of sin . |
| 14 | For many years Plugger has specialised in searching out the rare and unusual fish which come into the American hobby , so I came prepared to take fish home with me — but nothing on this scale . |
| 15 | So , if you find that too many of your shots come into the wobbly category , resolve to do better next time by concentrating on getting this basic technique right . |
| 16 | I have also seen the excellent work being done on prevention in schools and with young people to get across the message , which must be repeated year after year as children come into the consuming group , about the dangers of drug abuse . |
| 17 | Erm all those because subjects come under the general umbrella of faith and life , and I think er , moderator , probably the correct thing is to do is to be formal and to begin by er , proposing that these three reports be received for discussion . |
| 18 | Drugs : Both medically prescribed drugs and those which come under the general heading of ‘ non-medical substances ’ can cause impairment of mental faculties . |
| 19 | Still , when it comes to the treatment of the frontiers of computing , the areas of advanced research that come under the general heading of ‘ artificial intelligence ’ ( AI ) , there is still a great deal sadly lacking . |
| 20 | These all come under the general heading of ‘ public opinion polls ’ , and can take many forms . |
| 21 | This leaves non-meanings ; but non-meanings are a vast class , comprising logically most diverse elements and including a large sub-class of topics that come under the general heading of " fiction " . |
| 22 | Dual-subject degrees exist in both the universities and polytechnics , but their place in each is subtly different ; in the former they are seen largely in relation to the single honours degree , which constitutes a kind of academic gold standard , whereas in the latter they come under the general rubric of ‘ combined studies ’ . |
| 23 | It should begin to open up negotiations with the statutory services which come under the SAD umbrella to see what sort of progress should be made on this . |
| 24 | Global warming or any of the thousand other worries that come under the environmental heading may or may not have a sound scientific basis , but subjective judgement is still required to determine what priority to give them , and what rules , actions and expenditure are justified to relieve them . |
| 25 | The remaining police forces come under the joint supervision of partially elected police authorities , the chief constable and the Home Secretary . |
| 26 | no longer confined to persons who speak the King 's English or who come under the direct influence of the great writers ; the continuity of our literary and linguistic heritage is threatened by the far-reaching influence of the half educated … |
| 27 | Four sets , which come under the affirmative procedure , have been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments and have all been declared intra vires . |
| 28 | Come up the High Street . |
| 29 | Yeah what makes me laugh they come with the blue lights flashing do n't they ! |
| 30 | Equipped with sturdy heads to withstand the rigours of the classroom , both come with the superb LB objectives used on the existing Olympus range . |