Example sentences of "comes up [prep] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The formation of planetary systems and the size and chemical composition of each member are , then , remarkably regular : given a sun-sized star a computer generally comes up with a similar range of planets to that in the solar system , with small rocky planets closest to the star and the large gaseous ones further out ( due to the effects of gravity , orbits would later space themselves out along the lines of our own solar system ) .
2 GREG CAMPBELL casts an eye over the principal contenders and comes up with a Victorian prop .
3 He comes up with a little piece of advice on how to make that picture , or the colouring , or the mounting better .
4 When the cup-bearer at last remembers Joseph , he not only proves able to explain God 's message , but comes up with a clear-cut plan of action .
5 John is n't satisfied with it , we are bogged down , and finally it is Campbell who comes up with a plausible route through drunken , volatile shifts of feeling .
6 It means that if the engineer comes up with a different story they can use this to embarrass the plaintiff at trial .
7 But an Air Force investigation into the accident comes up with no clear cause for the crash .
8 If he comes up with the right solution then the destiny of the championship could be decided .
9 He docs his homework ( though incorrectly ) , he raises his hand during discussions ( though he usually comes up with the wrong answer ) , he keeps his nose in his book during free study periods .
10 Mirra Komarovsky comes up with the same finding in her survey of American working-class marriage .
11 CONTINUING the Cockerton theme set by the Alma , Fountain of the Week digs deep into the flowerbeds of the village green and comes up with an historic geezer .
12 Professor Zeitung has delved into Jeffrey Archer 's childhood to explain why he writes the way he does , and comes up with an extraordinary finding — Jeffrey Archer never had a childhood !
13 and the hand does n't sneak out afterwards and starts popping out and then it 's useless , then the rest of all this stuff you just get it out of the way under the arm , it 's all gone , right , this bit comes up between the two shoulder blades , do n't make the mistake of bringing it across there , a lot of people do that , that wo n't do , you have to come round the back and between these two shoulder blades to get maximum support , you 've got to hold this elbow up and then you tie it near the hand , now I recommend that you tie it and talk to your casualty , half tie it and say is that supporting you enough ?
14 Divide mixture between tins , so that it comes up to the same level in both .
15 I ought in all fairness to acknowledge that no American fault comes up to the revolting habit … of dropping or wrongly inserting the letter h .
16 Until it comes up to the next page .
17 Like a miniature adult , his head bows slightly and his small hand comes up for a firm adult shake .
18 But when it comes up for the real audit , what job , is it going to encourage jobs that are audited .
19 If one keeps traveling in a certain direction on the surface of the earth , one never comes up against an impassable barrier or falls over the edge , but eventually comes back to where one started .
20 This is of course a perfectly defensible approach , but it seems to me a limited one : inevitably one comes up against the micro-macro conundrum .
21 However one looks at the early movies one comes up against the decisive contribution of the showmen , but obviously their role was most noticeable in the way the movies were presented .
22 This panics the fish , which immediately bolts , comes up against the heavy bomb which pulls the hook in some more , and then the back stop hits the bomb and penetration of the hook is complete .
23 This top line here — ’ he pointed with his pen — ‘ comes up in a yellow strip , and this is the best bid , best offer line .
24 The living theatre takes up , it comes up in the living theatre .
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