Example sentences of "comes up [prep] a [adj] [noun] " 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 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 ! |
| 9 | Like a miniature adult , his head bows slightly and his small hand comes up for a firm adult shake . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Do you have a rota system where if maybe six have got onto an appliance and there 's another fire comes up in a few hours that they can not turn ut again , or is it just a matter of whoever gets there first again ? |
| 12 | This top line here — ’ he pointed with his pen — ‘ comes up in a yellow strip , and this is the best bid , best offer line . |