Example sentences of "[noun pl] come to [noun] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | She summoned the Protestant preachers to come to Stirling on 10 May , and outlawed them when they refused . |
| 2 | The stores were overrun with rats and mice and the cats came to feast on these rodent pests , thereby endearing themselves to the Egyptian people . |
| 3 | Not only Mr Clinton , but most of his advisers came to power on a crest of frustration and almost revolutionary fervour . |
| 4 | Headteachers say governors come to school on special occasions but do n't seem disposed to become involved more routinely in school affairs . |
| 5 | ‘ Daddy saw some gipsies coming to camp on his land , ’ she explained as she came up , ‘ and he wo n't let them . |
| 6 | It is perhaps because of the unpredictable nature of the outcome that few cases come to court on ultra vires conditions . |
| 7 | Had our redshanks come to winter on the Wash from breeding grounds in the Pennines ? or from Iceland ? |
| 8 | Reports came to Cley on his desk screen of the numbers of men , women and children who died every day for the sake of Empire . |
| 9 | At present about 100 students come to Britain on WCC scholarships in a wide variety of fields . |
| 10 | Merchants , clothiers and hosiers came to Hawkshead on horseback to conduct their business . |