Example sentences of "[pron] have come as " in BNC.

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1 Yes , I have come as a teacher .
2 I have come as a teacher .
3 Last year an East India company in the tea trade had gone bankrupt , and the court found it had actually been insolvent for a quarter of a century — which had come as a great surprise even to the directors .
4 To enter the Kingdom of Heaven one has to come as a little child , with an attitude of trust , and prepared to be teachable and flexible ( Matt.
5 Those anti the showing declined to give their names and said they had come as individuals .
6 He had killed one girl and now , because another was missing , they had come as if he had called them , as if they were his slaves .
7 It has come as a shock to realise that your magazine can no longer be relied on to present the relevant information in a straightforward factual manner .
8 Ray Fell , chairman of the Leeds United Supporters ' Club said : ‘ It has come as a kick in the stomach . ’
9 It had come as an unpleasant shock to realize how much they knew : those employing the man , that was — the French Haute Police , as they called themselves .
10 Although it had come as a shock , for he had never made it his business to enquire into the ramifications of his family , he had found a morbid humour in the situation .
11 He had come as a student of farming to this dairy , thinking he would be here only a short time .
12 It 's come as a major surprise to his friends at the training club .
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