Example sentences of "[vb past] it come about " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only 40% thought that there will be a united Ireland one day but few expected it in the short term — 16% expected it to come about in 25 years , 13% in 50 years and 11% in 100 years . |
| 2 | Only with the development of factions and the growth of the party system did it come about that monarchs found themselves confronted , in Cabinet , by Ministers presenting a united front on matters on which they had previously deliberated in the absence of the monarch . |
| 3 | How did it come about that the Conservatives chose committees whose Reports disappointed their hopes ? |
| 4 | How did it come about and what does the future hold for it ? |
| 5 | Second , political violence in England was not invented by the BUF , nor did it come about as a response to its activities . |
| 6 | ‘ How did it come about ? ’ asked Greg , neatly insinuating his toe into the opening . |
| 7 | Second , there was , of course , the portentous issue of devolution which , had it come about , would clearly have had very considerable implications for the Principality . |