Came-on Sentence Examples

The curtains closed and the lights came on.

Incidentally, he supposedly came on the radar as a result of a tip from this man or woman everyone's read about; the so-called psychic tipster person.

Before Alex came on the scene, marriage was only a yes down the road.

He began his ritual of locking up and putting out a bowl of canned cat food for Mrs. Lincoln, who came on the run at the sound of the refrigerator door.

The bake lights came on briefly as he slowed down for the bridge and then the truck disappeared into a cloud of tawny dust.

The lights came on and he breathed a sigh of relief.

He'd have beaten her to ... a light came on.

And the Moslem came on the scenes bringing, as a gift for Christendom, fuller knowledge of classical, especially Aristotelian, texts.

As soon as Schliemann came on the Mycenae graves three years later, light poured from all sides on the prehistoric period of Greece.

Besides those who came on business there were gallants dressed in fashionable finery, so that it was worth the tailor's while to stand behind a pillar and fill his table-books with notes.

Kuropatkin, who had taken command of the army, saw from the first that he would have Kuro- to gain three months, and disposed his forces as they patkin's came on the scene, unit by unit, in perfect accord plan.

While negotiations to this end were still proceeding the election of 1872 came on with the result already mentioned.

When Christian Louis died George William succeeded him in Luneburg-Celle; but the duchy was also claimed by a younger brother, John Frederick, a cultured and enlightened prince who had forsaken the Lutheran faith of his family and had become a Roman Catholic. Soon, however, by an arrangement John Frederick received Calenberg and Grubenhagen, which he ruled in absolute fashion, creating a standing army and modelling his court after that of Louis XIV., and which came on his death in 1679 to his youngest brother, Ernest Augustus (1630-1698), the Protestant bishop of Osnabruck.

When the subject came on for discussion at the conference the German military delegate stated his view that the question of effectives could not be discussed by itself, as there were many others to which it was in some measure subordinated, such, for instance, as the length of service, the number of cadres whether existing in peace or made ready for war, the amount of training received by reserves, the situation of the country itself, its railway system, and the number and position of its fortresses.

From this point she seems to have followed the Chiamdo road to near that town, when she turned westwards and continued in that direction till she came on the high road from Lhasa to Sining Fu somewhere north of Nagchuka.

His management of the war, more especially on Lake Champlain, was severely criticized, and he was threatened with a court-martial, but died before the trial came on.

While the continental type of deposit, with its coal beds, was the earliest to be formed in certain areas, and the marine series came on later, in other regions this order was reversed.

Hitherto the Germans had fought mainly on foot, and, as the Magyars came on horseback, the nation was placed at an immense disadvantage.

His family came on both sides of middle-class people, and it was probably only as a joke that Godwin, a stern political reformer and philosophical radical, attempted to trace his pedigree to a time before the Norman conquest and the great earl Godwine.

After a war with the Lombards, after twelve days' plunder of Rome, he came on to Syracuse, where his oppressions led to his murder in 668.

The end came on the night of the 6th of April 1528, so suddenly that there was no time to call his dearest friends to his bedside.

The French lost 939 out of about 7000 who came on to the field, though not all these were engaged.

News came on the 11th that, instigated by the king of France, the people of Liege had massacred their bishop and the ducal governor.

They did not at first succeed, but when the Seven Years' War came on they proved their worth by fighting the battles of the community against the Indians and the French.

Bacon's share in another great trial which came on shortly afterwards, the Overbury and Somerset case, is not of such a nature as to render it necessary to enter upon it in detail.

But Dirk entrenched himself in his stronghold at Vlaardingen, and when winter came on he surrounded and cut off with his light boats a number of the enemy's ships, and destroyed a large part of their army as they made their way amidst the marches, which impeded their retreat.

But before old age came on him, Boudin's father abandoned seafaring, and the son gave it up too, having of course no real vocation for it, though he preserved to his last days much of a sailor's character, - frankness, accessibility, open-heartedness.

But, before the bill came on for a second reading, the language which was being used in France created strong resentment in England.

The gist public astonishment, when the case came on for trial there was no defence, and on the 17th of November 1890 a decree nisi was granted.

That night she slept in the warmth of his arms, and the next morning the electricity came on.

The first came on millenium eve whilst standing on London Bridge waiting for the fireworks to go off.

In the morning it came on to blow a gale of wind.

But " Sic transit Gloria " when cables and satellites came on the scene the HF systems closed down one by one.

My steamed halibut came on a bed of creamy risotto flavored with spring onions and with a sauce made from mussels infused with saffron.

The final indignity came on Chang's first match point in the next game.

By feel I bore a bit left and, getting near I felt, came on a small green knoll.

Economically it was rich and would be extremely wealthy when its newly-discovered rich oil fields came on stream.

My bells palsy came on the 2nd week in Jan. '06.

We came on the bus back to school and then we had one more playtime.

My mom said my brother and I sat rapt in front of the TV when it came on.

Then just as the Newcastle defense were looking quite solid the best chance of the first half came on the 33rd minute.

The lamb came on a caponata of caramelized root vegetables, and the meat was perfectly cooked with a delicious stuffing.

They also include David Prutton who came on as a second half sub for the England Under 21s last Friday against Greece.

In the 54th minute Adie Orr came on to replace Dave Swarbrick who had been unusually subdued.

The call came on Friday in response to the introduction of a new Bill by Lord Joffe to legalize physician-assisted suicide.

He and Ben Fielding kept things relatively tight to start with, but the real squeeze came when the 2 spinners came on.

A little further on they came on a drowning tragedy.

Victoria came on the phone and said they wanted cubic zirconium on the detailing, and a large Union Jack somewhere too.

It is my intention, moreover, to recount the misfortunes which immediately came on the whole Jewish nation in consequence of their plots against our Saviour, and to record the ways and times in which the divine word has been attacked by the Gentiles, and to describe the character of those who at various periods have contended for it in the face of blood and tortures, as well as the confessions which have been made in our own day, and the gracious and kindly succour which our Saviour has accorded them all."

Night came on before he had finished it.

When night came on he stopped at a pleasant roadside inn and asked for lodging.

Rostov did not think what this call for stretchers meant; he ran on, trying only to be ahead of the others; but just at the bridge, not looking at the ground, he came on some sticky, trodden mud, stumbled, and fell on his hands.

She flushed, her beautiful eyes grew dim, red blotches came on her face, and it took on the unattractive martyrlike expression it so often wore, as she submitted herself to Mademoiselle Bourienne and Lise.

Anna Mikhaylovna, with the letter, came on tiptoe to the countess' door and paused.

She seemed to promise to explain that necessity to him when he came on Tuesday.

Princess Mary really was disconcerted and red patches came on her face when they went in.

The Grand Finale came on Saturday starting with a round robin fun tennis tournament.

Suddenly the lights came on inside a tobacconist shop doorway.

Trimus loosed a trio of magic missile which scorched and slowed a pair of the arachnids but still they came on.

Thank god MC Inja came on at this point to salvage the evening by giving an upbeat, positive vibe.

A very confident young whippersnapper named Callum came on after the break.

When the old song came on the radio, Harold suddenly felt nostalgic for his high school years.

When disposable diapers came on the market, it made life easier although more expensive, but for most parents the convenience of doing away with washing and drying cloth diapers was worth it.

When this clumping litter first came on the market, it immediately became popular specifically because cat boxes filled with clumping clay litter did not require complete emptying more than once or twice a month.

The catalog first came on the scene in 1991 and offers an array of furniture, decorative items, and art to spruce up any space for maximum impact.

Cover Girl Lash Exact mascara wasn't immediately on my list of things to try when it first came on the market.

Griffin's quiz show format came on the heels of the game show scandals of the 1950s, when producers would rig the shows to give contestants the answers.

Her most recent brush with tabloid gossip was over her rumored relationship with Justin Timberlake after appearing in his music video, What Goes Around… The speculation came on the heels of Timberlake's breakup with Cameron Diaz.

Trump's bad news came on the heels of a wonderful weekend, when he became a first-time grandfather.

Celebrities started to reveal their skin problems when the product Proactive came on the market.

Adrianne Curry came on to the Hollywood scene when she won the first season of America's Next Top Model in 2003, hosted by Tyra Banks.

The comment came on the heels of her split from boyfriend and lead singer of Gym Class Heroes, Travis McCoy.

Molly came on stage and had to watch herself being dumped by Jason all over again and then watch his gut wrenching crying after she left.

Candace Cameron Bure's big break came in 1986 when she landed the role of Donna Jo "D.J."

Yet it also came on the heels of Tyson's retirement from boxing and a bad divorce.

The popularity of the big, shiny buckle took off when movies came on the scene; on-screen cowboys sported oversized buckles and this trend took off for admirers of Western style.

If the download isn't an archive file, but instead comes over as a "Sims Pack", all you have to do is run the regular Sims 2 Installer that came on your game CD, and it'll recognize the new expansion pack.

It covers many different types of dance from breakdance that first came on the scene in the 1970s to upright dance styles like house.

When the rocker first came on to the music scene he was known for his signature dread locs, and helped make the trend more popular among other artists and fans alike.

Virtually all female child stars who grow up to be attractive are the object of much attention, sometimes even more so than an actress who came on the scene as an adult.

As women took up surfing, the need for similar women's board shorts became apparent, and women's-style swim trunks and shorts came on the market.

Remember the first time they came on the court with their bold earrings and layered necklace look?

Her best friend, Midge, came on the scene in 1963.

Officially called the Barbie 3-Story Dream Townhouse, this dollhouse first came on the market in a similar form in the 1970s.

When the pashmina came on the scene, women began to embrace how shawls could accessorize an outfit and take it from ordinary to extraordinary.

He flirted with me and when I came on to him, he rejected me.

For the married man you have been flirting with, you crossed the line when you came on to him.

Although Balenciaga had a few less successful years, the talent of designer Nicholas Ghesquire, who came on as creative director in the 1990's, has made the company hugely successful once again.

At most chick flicks, you can see a few men either brought by their partners or who came on their own.

Although laptop computers were expensive when they first came on the market, their prices have dropped considerably.

Special shoes for different sports came on the scene in 1931 with a tennis shoe.

The show remained popular over the decades, dipping slightly in the 70s as younger skewing soap operas came on the air.

Her first acting role came on The Love Boat and later she appeared on the popular prime time series MacGyver.

When Jack Wagner's Nick came on as the "anti-Ridge," I was rooting for him with Brooke, especially since I was ticked at Ridge for getting involved with Bridget.

Of course, they say that in 1920, they "got it right, when Zeta Phi Beta came on the scene!"

Chances are, wherever the fat came on first will be the last to go and vice versa.

For other parts of Europe, the armistice came a few weeks earlier, but the agreement to stop fighting came on November 11th in France.

Garters had been around for centuries before garter belts came on the scene and it wasn't just women who wore them.

Although garter belt history includes falling out of fashion during the 1960's, when pantyhose came on the scene, they never really went away.

Anyone who has seen Sofia Coppola's other films knows she really knows how to make music another character in her stories (remember when Just Like Honey by The Jesus and Mary Chain came on in Lost in Translation?).

The critics never came on board, however, and at the end of 1993, Stone Temple Pilots had the unusual distinction of being voted Best New Band by Rolling Stone magazine readers and Worst New Band by Rolling Stone writers.

Lambert's performance of Mad World came on the evening when the Idol contestants were instructed to choose songs that were written during the year of their birth.

When baking powder came on the scene in the 19th century, the cake as we know it today was born.

Ray J's first big break in Hollywood came on Brandy's TV show, Moesha in the 1990s.

Prior to the filming of the show, Vinny turned 21 and came on the show to have fun in his first summer being 21-years-old.

Though they had been scheming to oust him for several weeks, their chance finally came on Day 30, when Erik won immunity.

When the credits rolled, audiences stood and applauded until the lights came on.

The Japanese monster, Gamera, first came on the scene in 1965 and starred in the last black and white giant-monster film made.

This model didn't last long, however, and the fiberglass ones came on the scene in the 1940's.

Photo sharing websites came on the scene in the 1990s with the sharing copies of printed photos with others via e-mail.

I really lucked out; it came on the market right before I arrived.

Another attack came on in autumn (9th September), and again a week later.

They came on three-years' indentures, over 50,000 Chinese being eventually brought over.