Example sentences of "come [prep] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er I might come for a little while . |
| 2 | I thought we 'd come for a little walk and |
| 3 | Could you come for a few hours each day , do you think ? ’ |
| 4 | Now also , knowing that there 's only just over five hundred or just six hundred members of the Liberal Democrats , in the eight constituencies that comprise our Euro constituency , there will be many benefits that can come off a Euro campaign in terms of membership , in terms of helpers , in in terms of morale and generally raising our profile , just through press contacts and things like that . |
| 5 | As the final sentence of the chapter puts it , The belief which inspires every paragraph of the present Report is that this much-desired spiritual unity in the nation and the equally necessary uplift in the whole level of the popular imagination can only come through a general acknowledgement of the paramount place which the native speech and literature should occupy in our schools and in the common life of our people . |
| 6 | The ‘ antagonism of interest ’ , which Green knew existed , could ‘ only be met by moral ideas appropriate … to the citizen stage … the reconciliation must come through a higher gospel of rights — the gospel of duty ’ . |
| 7 | ‘ Fortex has shown that it can come through a difficult trading period in excellent financial shape , ’ said Mr Austin . |
| 8 | The confusion of the two-year-old princess will come as a heartbreaking blow to the Queen , already stunned by the Mirror 's amazing photos of Fergie 's poolside romps with ‘ financial adviser ’ Bryan . |
| 9 | The remedy may come as a liquid potency when the dose is one drop , as granules when the dose is 10 or 20 grains ( like sugar grains or the ‘ hundreds and thousands ’ used to decorate cakes ) or , most commonly as tablets when the dose is one tablet . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | So , in a week that found Hooker registering his fourth UK album success , it could hardly come as a complete surprise to find ol' John Lee celebrating 43 years of chart activity by appearing on Top Of The Pops . |
| 12 | It may come as a greater surprise to discover that much humbler , less social insects than bees can also show features of learning and memory . |
| 13 | When you consider all the privileges of being a lodge owner — the exquisite luxury , the excellent facilities , nd not least the sheer exclusivity of the location the actual purchasing price may well come as a pleasant surprise . |
| 14 | Discovering Afghanistan Festival of Afghan culture , billed as London 's first of its kind , which may or may not come as a great surprise . |
| 15 | Staring into the pretty face for a moment , Agnes nodded , saying , ‘ That 'll come as a great surprise to him . |
| 16 | ‘ Did it come as a great surprise to you ? ’ |
| 17 | She has found a number of old photographs that will come as a great surprise to me . |
| 18 | The move to merge did not come as a great surprise to the shareholders of either company . |
| 19 | This will come as a great shock to him . |
| 20 | Jonathan 's sister says news that Clarke 's sentence has been reduced will come as a great shock to her mother , who 's ill … |
| 21 | THERE ARE moments in Barry Kyle 's partly dismal , partly enchanting production of All 's Well that Ends Well , that will come as a great comfort to anyone who is exceptionally slow-witted . |
| 22 | Nor would it come as a total shock to discover that the world pulls out of the next slump the same way it did out of the last one , with a catastrophic world war . ’ |
| 23 | I hope that that does not come as a total surprise to him , as it appears to . |
| 24 | It seems the attack did n't come as a total surprise . |
| 25 | Vaccines will undoubtedly come as a practical development , and with efficacy against mucosal transmission . |
| 26 | That will come as a terrible shock to him . |
| 27 | Although it is still legal to resort to the matches this season , provided the job is done properly , a late harvest followed by a wet autumn could come as a nasty reminder that cereal-growing is not the doddle many would have us believe . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | Perhaps Jesus is refuting the popular idea of Messiah , which was that a descendant of David would come as a nationalistic leader , drive the Romans out and restore the kingdom of Israel . |
| 30 | 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 . |