Example sentences of "we [vb mod] come [adv prt] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | If we want to use up most of our ration of luck in our theory of the origin of intelligence , then we have n't much left over to spend on our theory of the origin of life : we must come up with a theory that makes the origin of life almost inevitable . |
| 2 | Ministers are saying , ’ We good fellows will talk together , and we 'll come up with a decision . ’ |
| 3 | Erm well I mean I think there 's some very fundamental issues in all this in , in the communication spectrum first of all using the phrase back to basics , what do people mean by that and that 's where the , they , they have gone wrong because the problem is that here we are , four people round this table and I 'm sure if all of us were asked what do we mean by getting back to basics , we 'll come out with a totally different you know set of things that meanings . |
| 4 | Said oh that 's alright , we 've got some friends coming down this weekend , we 'll come in for a bar snack . |
| 5 | But , given the money , I know we could come up with a British winner . ’ |
| 6 | Given the inherent uncertainty of moral interpretation in social life , it would be foolish to believe that we could come up with a definition of aggression that would allow us to unambiguously classify , much less measure , instances of aggressive conduct in unfamiliar societies . |
| 7 | Of course , like the sentences about the knight , the dragon , and the pineapple , they might form part of a discourse , and if we stretch our imaginations we could come up with a situation in which they do ; but this will not be by virtue of the words so and she , but because of some other information about the context . |
| 8 | ‘ It would be great if we could come up with a way of treating some disorders , we could actually make use of cannabis in some way therapeutically , that would be tremendous . ’ |
| 9 | He was a very nice man and said we could come in for a chat . |
| 10 | It is unlikely that we shall come up with a mechanical formula — in quite a number of cases , judgments will be necessary ; but I would be surprised if the guiding principles did not lead to pretty definite answers in the majority of cases . |
| 11 | Moreover , as Hirst has suggested , it is not by any means certain that more knowledge in itself would help ; disagreement among supposed experts suggests that in fact we are comparing differing practices , differing values , differing approaches , and that in the end we shall come down to a series of judgements in which personal preferences will play their part . |
| 12 | We are looking at Road , that 's the assurance , we are considering that er as er an extension but there is n't funding available for that within the present programme so we will come back with a proposal for Road but it will have to be compared with other big schemes so the scheme we are proposing now is the one that 's before you , which er I wo n't comment on unless people have questions . |