Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] came [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ No new right or liability came into existence at [ the date of the minister 's decision ] . |
| 2 | Martin Kaye also helped Joan to make sure that the conversation was not too oppressively silent when ordinands or clergymen came to meals . |
| 3 | Many of the current members joined up after catching one of the club 's many demonstrations , or parents came to the Royal Commonwealth Pool to see what their kids were actually up to — and stayed . |
| 4 | An Armenian whose family came from Erzerum or Kars is neighbour to other Armenians whose parents or grandparents came from the same towns , just as Palestinians from Haifa — or from Mrs Zamzam 's village of Um Al-Farajh — now live in refugee camps next to those whose homes were in the same places , sometimes in the very same streets , in what was Palestine . |
| 5 | Elections to all the Republic Assemblies were held in 1990 : in April and early May in Slovenia and Croatia ( where the communists were defeated — see p. 37381 ) ; in November and December in Serbia and Montenegro ( where the Socialist Party — renamed communists — gained majorities ) , and in Macedonia and Bosnia-Hercegovina ( where nationalists came to power — see pp. 37923-24 ) . |
| 6 | Eventually the Avars did homage to Charles ; their tuduns or chieftains came to Aachen and were baptised . |
| 7 | In the light and shifty winds which Conner enjoys , because they give him ‘ leverage on the opposition ’ , Stars & Stripes came from behind on the third leg to gain 65 seconds on Koch 's America to take the lead which Conner clung to tenaciously for a 1min 56sec victory . |
| 8 | Whatsoever of thought or feeling came to him from England , or by way of English culture , his mind stood armed against in obedience to a password , and of the world that lay beyond England he knew only the Foreign Legion of France in which he spoke of serving . |
| 9 | This occurred when they had their children baptised or mothers came into contact with other Christian young mums through the play group organised by the church . |
| 10 | Obviously , the heroin use of their son or daughter came as a great shock to most parents , many of whom seem to have had little or no idea that their offspring was involved in any drug use whatsoever , let alone daily heroin use . |
| 11 | Despite all her caution , her wriggling movements made Water Gypsy sway a little at her moorings , and once or twice she stopped and held her breath , but no movement or challenge came from the narrow boat 's main cabin . |
| 12 | The causal sequence is unimportant , that is , whether the elation or depression came before or after the rise or fall , as the importance of the behaviour would be that ‘ he should stay down quietly and not try to make a comeback for some considerable time ’ ! |
| 13 | Until 1973 , most of the rock used by Kay & Company came from Ailsa Craig but escalating costs of quarrying on and transporting from the isle , coinciding with the retiral of the family who did the quarrying , brought production to a halt . |
| 14 | Gareth had intelligently chosen smooth-barked saplings all the way and all the marks were at the same height , at about waist level , where painting came to him most naturally , it seemed . |
| 15 | He stressed the scheme was experimental and said the council would review it as necessary if problems or complaints came to light . |
| 16 | And yet it is a paradox of the period that change came into country life as often as not through the women . |
| 17 | It was in the decline of the movement that Healy came into his own . |
| 18 | It is curious that it should have happened , that Michel came upon the scene the very instant she was really free for the first time in her life . |
| 19 | They failed to see that money came from success , not the other way round — Chelsea , for instance , had also paid large sums for players without creating a championship team — and that the vital factor was the genius of the manager in charge for getting the most out of his players , whatever they cost , and for buying the right man . |
| 20 | The back of a head pushed one of them aside and pressed so close into her face that hair came into her mouth , she could smell the less than clean hair and see the beads of dandruff . |
| 21 | It is a striking coincidence that in the same year that Aethelbald came to power among the Mercians , the assassination of Osred , son of Aldfrith , in Northumbria and the accession there of Coenred also broke the entrenched power of the family of Aethelfrith which had dominated the kingship of the northern Angles for more than seventy years ( see below , pp. 47 ff . ) . |
| 22 | Silas had said he wished to leave for Hastings immediately after the meal , so Lucy came to the table ready to leave at a moment 's notice . |
| 23 | She knew that Richard came from the castle and understood that his family was the family to which all the others deferred , but now instead of intimidating her Richard 's status seemed to impart a sense of protection . |
| 24 | Immediately Travis came to her side . |
| 25 | On the contrary , I found it fairly positive to announce that complaints were down to one ( now doubled ) ; that in recession 1,266 entries were judged ; that entries came from all over the world ; that the system had changed in direct response to comments made by members . |
| 26 | The upkeep of such a house would require a substantial income , she thought to herself ; she remembered that Veronica came from a wealthy family . |
| 27 | Anne 's mother told her that she had suggested that Molly came to them while Margaret was busy with nursing , but she and Margaret had decided that the company of the little girl did the old ladies more good than doctor 's medicine . |
| 28 | Early on , it was thought that plumes came from a chemically unprocessed , or primitive , mantle reservoir . |
| 29 | The nobleman Berhtfrith subsequently attributed Osred 's victory over his enemies at Bamburgh to the decision of Osred 's party to do justice by Wilfrid ( Vita Wilfridi , ch. 60 ) and the indications are that Wilfrid came to an understanding with Osred 's party following his rejection by Eadwulf . |
| 30 | Although Gregory came into conflict with Chilperic over the immunities of Tours , the original concessions must indicate that in certain circumstances kings were happy to make grants to their bishops . |