Example sentences of "[noun sg] have come as " in BNC.
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| 1 | But for accident victims like Marie Moore from Darlaston , today 's decision has come as a bitter blow . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Charles Tompkins , managing director of NOS , a subsidiary of Cable & Wireless , said the contract has come as a major breakthrough for his company , propelling it into the major league of offshore suppliers . |
| 4 | Political defeat has come as a profound shock for the ruling Cambodian People 's Party ( CPP ) . |
| 5 | This attitude has come as a shock to many in Hollywood who are falling over themselves to sign him . |
| 6 | The marriage had come as a complete shock even to Eliot 's closest friends , such as Emily Hale and Mary Trevelyan . |
| 7 | It was plain for all to see that his father 's ultimatum had come as a shock to Jonna . |
| 8 | But the news has come as a total shock for many people . |
| 9 | So this news has come as a disappointment to local business leaders . |
| 10 | The news has come as a surprise to the local council . |
| 11 | The ruling has come as a bitter blow Brain Goldsworthy 's common law wife . |
| 12 | His success had come as a complete surprise to him . |
| 13 | Patrick Duff wrote , ‘ This reverse has come as a great shock . |
| 14 | It was because she 'd never taken him seriously that the whole thing had come as a surprise . |
| 15 | The news she had just received from Dorothy 's doctor had come as a dreadful shock , and for the moment she could not trust herself to speak . |
| 16 | This was where his grandfather had come as a young man , to worship and to be at peace with himself . |
| 17 | If the invitation had come as a result of anxious discussion with Jenny about Cassie 's state of mind , and she rather thought that it had , Ben showed no sign of it . |
| 18 | The knowledge that fitzAlan had a family had come as a strange shock . |
| 19 | Her death had come as a great shock to him . |
| 20 | It had been clear that Artai 's decision to name Jehan as a member of the embassy had come as a complete surprise . |
| 21 | Hammie Smillie , head of ScottishPower 's customer service , said in Glasgow yesterday that the introduction of VAT had come as a surprise . |
| 22 | One party had come as a dragon and were doing a conga through the dancing couples , tail disintegrating even as the giant head bobbed up and down . |