Example sentences of "[verb] come [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , the landlords sought to come to an arrangement with the sub-tenant , a Mr Clayton , under which they would peaceably re-enter the premises and change the locks . |
| 2 | Still , when the chance arose to come to London , we pounced on it . |
| 3 | In recent months the City 's leading institutions have taken it in turns to come under fire : for regulatory failure , for losing money , for not moving with the times , or for lack of leadership . |
| 4 | The moorland in the South West Peak was proposed for ESA status in 1991 and the designation failed to come into force this summer as planned . |
| 5 | Haydon failed to come to any agreement with his creditors . |
| 6 | While McEnroe , who appeared far from visibly insecure , enjoyed watching the following match between compatriots Andre Agassi and Michael Chang , a clearly embarrassed Babcock was left to confirm that if he failed to come to a press conference after his next match — against Goran Ivanisevic tonight — he would be fined up to $10,000 . |
| 7 | Students who drop out or who fail their college courses are often those who failed to come to terms quickly with their new environment and to make the necessary personal adjustments to fit into that environment . |
| 8 | Although this project failed to come to fruition even with Apple behind it — it was to lead us indirectly into more than a decade of adventuring in some of the most remote regions of Indonesia . |
| 9 | The London County Council ( 1961 ) had wanted a New Town at Hook , in Hampshire , planning a compact settlement designated for universal car ownership and complete pedestrian segregation , but Hampshire County Council preferred major town-expansion schemes at Andover and Basingstoke , and the proposal failed to come to fruition . |
| 10 | We had tea afterwards in a hotel in Berthing , but we failed to come to an agreement . |
| 11 | However , the two parties failed to come to any agreement over plans for the construction of autoroute A16 , linking Boulogne with Amiens . |
| 12 | The trainers loved him and some , like Beamish , took it as a mortal insult when he failed to come in person to minister to their valuable charges . |
| 13 | Leeds , Liverpool and Sheffield Wednesday failed to come from behind and overturn first-leg deficits . |
| 14 | If people expected to come to a meeting to make a decision , they will feel let down if the meeting does not reach one . |
| 15 | The government has already invested large sums of money in engineering crops that resist insect pests and the climatic extremes expected to come with global warming |
| 16 | This change has been recommended by the Legal Services Ombudsman , and will require a change in the law , expected to come into force at the beginning of 1994 . |
| 17 | They made a short visit , I suspect that they were going on to M.J. 's [ Margaret Jourdain 's ] brother and like Dulcia [ in A House and Its Head ] expected to come by a good deal of refreshment in the course of their peregrinations . |
| 18 | ‘ He 's gone downhill , lately , poor old chap , but we all got to come to it . |
| 19 | HONG KONG has stepped up the pressure on China , promising to publish democratic reform legislation soon unless Beijing agrees to come to the negotiating table . |
| 20 | There was indeed a steady brain drain ; and some , like Lieberich , had intended to come for a visit rather than to stay permanently . |
| 21 | The regulations originally were intended to come into effect on 11 September 1991 , but the commencement date was brought forward to 31 August . |
| 22 | Its accommodation was considerably greater than would ever be needed in normal times , but its nationalistic opulence was intended to come into its own every four years , at the inauguration of successive presidents . |
| 23 | A consultative paper , Investors Compensation Scheme : Proposed Changes to SFA Levy Allocation Basis , published by the Securities and Investments Board , is intended to come into effect on 1 April 1993 . |
| 24 | The decision by a court that a particular situation was not intended to come within the ambit of a statute , though within its words in what may be their most obvious meaning , does not deny the supremacy of Parliament , for if Parliament disagrees with the decision it can pass another Act dealing specifically with the type of case . |
| 25 | Prospective students who are already in the UK or who intend to come to the UK and wish to visit the University should write to the International Office providing details of their proposed course of study and possible weekday dates when they could visit . |
| 26 | ‘ You intend to come with me ? ’ |
| 27 | Girls on mountains tend to come into contact with more amphibious life than our men folk , on account of our toilet arrangements . |
| 28 | Since all the females in a group tend to come into oestrus at around the same time , the male goat will have a busy two or three days . |
| 29 | Ideas , materials and methodology used all tend to come into the country from outside . |
| 30 | Children tend to come into care after upsetting events at home , such as a mother 's illness or following the trauma of eviction and homelessness . |