Example sentences of "be [adj] to come [adv prt] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Britain we are likely to come up against similar , if not identical , perverse incentives as the NHS reforms alter the way in which services are funded . |
| 2 | But , he maintains , if you do n't throw up a lot of worthless ideas you are unlikely to come up with sensible ones either . |
| 3 | That , in his view , is long enough to be able to come up with new ideas and see them implemented . |
| 4 | For this reason it is impossible to come up with universal rules dictating how explanations are to be provided . |
| 5 | The unions recognise this first meeting is unlikely to come up with immediate proposals , but wants to meet workers to develop a product diversification strategy . |
| 6 | It is important to come up with new ideas . |
| 7 | Since this is a theoretical chapter it is difficult to come up with practical work . |
| 8 | Sam was apt to come out with explosive , inconsequential damnations which his class bore patiently , sympathetically . |
| 9 | In addition , Alexander Hardinge , who had replaced Wigram as private secretary to the King and who constantly saw his loyalty as lying with the institution and not with the person , was available to come over at short notice and did so . |
| 10 | He was chased out over the Adriatic by fighters and was obliged to come down at Tatoi airport near Athens . |