Example sentences of "[noun] came " in BNC.
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| 1 | Newspaper journalists came up with the information that the pachinko barons had been just as liberal with their cash as the Recruit corporation had been with political donations and cheap shares not long before . |
| 2 | Unfortunately at the press conference our careful recommendations about the importance of Standard English were presented in such a way that many journalists came away with the false impression that we did not mind if children spoke dialect rather than Standard English . |
| 3 | The commission for the piece came from Life magazine , but due to a change in publishers the images never ran , ‘ I 've tried to sell it overseas and in Europe and had very good success with it . |
| 4 | As he applied pressure to the blade , a portion of the skull about the size of a ten pence piece came free . |
| 5 | one little piece came |
| 6 | Reassurance for the owners of timber-frame homes came from the director-general of the NHBC , who argued : |
| 7 | ‘ They can not pass off the blame as if the order to close these homes came directly from Whitehall , ’ said Mr Bergg , a member of Great Aycliffe Town Council . |
| 8 | A confrontation came to a head on Nov. 18 between Benazir Bhutto , the former Prime Minister and leader of the opposition Pakistan People 's Party ( PPP ) and of the People 's Democratic Alliance ( PDA ) coalition , and the government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif . |
| 9 | Crystal Palace came closest , particularly during the FA Cup run of 1976 when they emulated Norwich , Port Vale and York in reaching the semi-finals as a Third Division side . |
| 10 | At 10.00 pm the Corporal came round to check that we were all present and in bed before turning the lights out and leaving us to sleep . |
| 11 | Later on that day I was sent into the Corporals ' quarters with a mop and bucket and as I went in a Corporal came out buttoning his flies . |
| 12 | The former Middlesbrough chief scout came to Feethams in May 1989 , during the reign of far-sighted Brian Little , and with no real basis to work on . |
| 13 | Callum came in just then , whistling to the music , apparently oblivious to the air of angry tension , the sparks that emanated dangerously between Luke and Robyn . |
| 14 | He hesitated and a note of uncertainty came into his voice . |
| 15 | A reply came thanking us for our letter and saying it is receiving attention . |
| 16 | The reply came from an under-secretary who said that the present funding was considered adequate and the commercial undertaking would be ill-advised . |
| 17 | A reply came almost by return of post . |
| 18 | No reply came . |
| 19 | In reply came another cablegram signed by Beecher 's successor : ‘ The great congregation of Plymouth Church by unanimous rising vote returns greetings . |
| 20 | Invariably , the reply came back : ‘ John Major . |
| 21 | When the reply came , his speech was correct but slow , with heavy slavonic stress . |
| 22 | So he writes it down and everybody writes bits about what 's happened , and thus eventually a few questions were asked and reply came from the Super . |
| 23 | Eventually a reply came from the Islands ' Director of Administration and Legal Services , Rowan McCallum . |
| 24 | The reply came back that the PM was ‘ too busy ’ working on a request for a massive loan from the IMF to meet him . |
| 25 | When the reply came it was to ask us to consider joining the team in September 1992 ! |
| 26 | Within a few days a reply came . |
| 27 | No reply came , and he assumed that the minister was of the same cold fashion as his wife . |
| 28 | The reply came as a whisper . |
| 29 | He had applied on Wolfgang 's behalf for a post with the Grand Duke of Tuscany ( another of Maria Theresia 's numerous offspring ) , but after a long delay the reply came back : No . |
| 30 | The reply came in a few minutes ago listing ten different countries with which he does business . ’ |