Example sentences of "[adj] have come as " in BNC.
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| 1 | All this has come as an unpleasant surprise to Hong Kong 's officials . |
| 2 | I 'm sure this has come as a big shock to you . |
| 3 | Tearful Mandy said : ‘ This has come as a total surprise to me and my family . |
| 4 | This has come as a shock to all of us , Masklin thought . |
| 5 | This has come as a terrible shock . |
| 6 | ‘ This has come as a terrible shock . |
| 7 | ‘ Therefore the problem that had emerged in 1985 has come as a considerable shock to us and I would say that the present directors of Mogul Ireland — ourselves — have acted promptly , decisively and responsibly since it came to our attention . |
| 8 | He had achieved a position of some prominence in the Senate between 1942 and 1944 but his choice as Roosevelt 's vice-presidential running mate at the Democratic convention in July 1944 had come as a surprise . |