Example sentences of "coming to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Also , if the DA is coming to the end of his/her four-year term , seeking the death penalty may improve their chances of re-election . |
| 2 | In November 1990 , the Government conceded that the Immigration ( Carriers Liability ) Act and associated visa requirements ‘ do indeed prevent some asylum seekers from coming to the UK ’ , but further stated that it ‘ has no obligation to encourage or assist would-be asylum seekers … to come here and enter our procedures ’ . |
| 3 | Possibly in response to the stimuli given by the bishops ' public statements , the bishops found that local councils were coming to their aid and support in opposing the proposed educational revolution . |
| 4 | After coming to a stop with the glider facing into wind , holding the tail down is the worst possible thing , and even leaving the nose unattended for a few moments is dangerous . |
| 5 | At a 1988 Police Foundation Conference ‘ Coming to Terms with Policing ’ ( ed . |
| 6 | She was coming to the end of months on the barren atoll of Pity Me when she heard the moth rattle against her window , between tacked-up scarlet and black batik fabric and the glass . |
| 7 | Astrid was married , kids and mortgage , but the summer had rocketed by in a riot of colours and joy , and autumn found Astrid divorced and coming to the end of being in love with Jay . |
| 8 | But surely , if he had been spying , he would have had to continue coming to all the meetings ? |
| 9 | Then they would thrash out their anxieties in bed , moaning and coming to false understandings . |
| 10 | Meanwhile David Savage has moving on his mind , with his decision to extend his workshop facilities coming to fruition in his ongoing series , The Craft of Cabinetmaking . |
| 11 | Scottie 's visa was applied for ; she was coming to England . |
| 12 | The two worlds of nature and abstraction meet when Stavrogin asks Dasha whether by coming to be his nurse ‘ you hope to set up some aim for me at last ’ . |
| 13 | For those who do not have much real competence in other languages , there is the possibility of coming to terms with poems in the older , more remote forms of English . |
| 14 | Adrian Titcombe , the FA 's crowd management co-ordinator , said : ‘ We want to be clear where the trouble occurred so we will study all the reports before coming to any conclusion . ’ |
| 15 | RUSSIA is coming to Britain to sell space technology — including materials for hip joints , rocket sub-assemblies , superglues and remote sensing data on Earth — and cash in on what they believe to be a treasure trove of research . |
| 16 | Concluding , Mr Kinnock looked beyond the conference : ‘ It is an encouragement , an inspiration to see this party working together , coming to a joint position on objectives , and of not only telling itself , but exuding to the British public the feeling that we are fit to serve our country . ’ |
| 17 | Spicer points out that the sector has thrived in a bull market but the advertising boom may be coming to an end . |
| 18 | Unless they are called as witnesses , victims are often not told when a case is coming to court . |
| 19 | For it is coming to be understood that their departure will force the pace towards total fixity of exchange rates in the EMS . |
| 20 | ‘ You 're coming to the theatre tonight . |
| 21 | Coming to terms with the idea that Sophie is different , Belinda finds making comparisons with so-called normal children increasingly meaningless : ‘ There is nothing abnormal about Sophie . |
| 22 | Official sources were yesterday unable to explain why the restrictions had been brought in , including whether they had been designed to reduce the risk of leaks to loyalists of the type recently coming to light . |
| 23 | Anyone who has ever suffered at the hands of military pomposity will relish the story of General Patton inspecting a hospital in France and screaming abuse at a man for not coming to attention in his presence , only to be told ‘ Run along , asshole . |
| 24 | Racing : Muddle concept gains ground : JOHN KARTER reports on plans for an all-weather race track coming to fruition |
| 25 | There are two or three strange things in there which , while hardly melodies , might qualify as tunes , several of them coming to satisfactory conclusions . |
| 26 | COYHAIQUE , Chile ( AFP ) — President Pinochet said he has decided to abolish the secret police which he established 16 years ago , shortly after coming to power . |
| 27 | After many years and three gardens , the optimism is going well ; I still battle with my impatience , but I am finally coming to grips with giving the essentials of sustenance to the garden . |
| 28 | Such consensus was originally explained as the product of a distinct personality which members of the police either possessed before coming to the force or quickly develop as a result of the job ( for a survey of the literature on this see Adlam 1981 ) . |
| 29 | The widespread implications of the Famine were already coming to the surface . |
| 30 | What are things coming to if it is no longer possible to spend time sailing and taking part in other water sports without subjecting yourself to the risk of such symptoms as rashes and vomiting ? |