Example sentences of "come [adv prt] [prep] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 We can consider reasonably clear cut examples of the use of local landmarks and of home stimuli , but when we come on to a possible map sense we shall move into one of the more unsettled areas of the science .
2 And if I come down with a sore throat now , I 'll know who to blame .
3 Two streams come down from a hilly hinterland and after a sedate infancy suddenly leap in a happy frolic through verdant surroundings to reach the village where they converge as the River Greta .
4 They come in as a net fare operator
5 If relatives come in with a new resident , begin to get to know them as well .
6 Few are in any doubt that there is plenty more pain to come , and it may well be that the interim management is now expected to clear the decks , steel itself to announce another enormous net loss for the current quarter and let the new chief executive and team come in with a clean sheet .
7 May we , er , come in for a little while ? ’
8 Like those boys that come in for a single rose as if nobody 's ever done that before .
9 Come along like a sensible girl and have a nice cup of coffee in the sitting-room , where we can talk . ’
10 This registration procedure is part of the Museum and Galleries Commission work to ensure that all Museums come up to a certain level of competence , and to ensure the future well being of their collections .
11 what better way to sell yourself than come up with a contentious issue backed up by evidence that you
12 It is not surprising that two people , who have worked closely together over a period of time , come up with a similar approach to a problem .
13 ‘ If you let people use their abilities , they will normally walk their way around their difficulties and come up with a straightforward solution , ’ says Neil .
14 functions and come up with a revised profit and loss .
15 Come up with a revised percentage .
16 How do the Garys and Larrys come up with a thousand quid ?
17 I shall need a first-class advertising agency which can identify the main market and come up with a good campaign to target it , woo it with words and obtain a high conversion rate of sales . ’
18 They rummage around and every so often come up with a new act .
19 For a department within C U and er we 've done this design on it , and come up with a new system , that we want to try and sell to other departments within the company .
20 But we would probably sell them the name if they come up with a reasonable offer . ’
21 Unless and until scientists come up with a better way , the drug would probably have be administered by a catheter permanently inserted into the brain , a method currently used in treatments for inoperable brain cancer .
22 In keeping with the analogy , Campbell holds that the variations are ‘ blind ’ — that we come up with a particular hypothesis is not determined by our current experience , is independent of whether the hypothesis is in fact going to prove true or successful , and is not a correction of previous unsuccessful hypotheses .
23 They have cottoned on to the fact that the dealers come up with a different brand name every week .
24 If we come up with a different game each time we do drama , what are we teaching the children ?
25 So we think of them as being descriptive , but in reality , if you 're going to say to somebody , you 're very responsible , they 're probably not going to know what you mean , unless you come up with a few examples of what you 're talking about , of how they 've demonstrated that type of behaviour .
26 If I could just discover one , and come up with a catchy marketing phrase like ‘ Turn on , Tune in , Drop out ’ , I might well become the next Timothy Leary .
27 you to experiment with different assumptions on your own plan , it 's on the computer , so if you come up with a silly plan , you can even put your five year plan in there , and say well , this is where I want to be , and play about , and see what I 've really got ta be doing .
28 ‘ I definitely wo n't be playing for Rovers on Sunday unless they come up with a satisfactory offer and there 's no chance of that . ’
29 I am making the assumption that Kirov will be able to fill in some of the blanks once we come up with a workable number … probably no more than three .
30 Let's talk about horse racing , but before we do so , one last question about football pools and that is that some people have systems — they come up with a whole range of numbers and combinations of things — does that make any sense at all ?
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