Example sentences of "to come [adv] [prep] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Injuries have hit the club , and coach Billy Lomax had to come on as a substitute midway through the second half . |
| 2 | The yellow nylon shirt with the frothy frill amounts to an offence against taste bordering on the criminal , yet it somehow works to offset his complexion ( pale blue ) and the ensemble enables him to come on like a chat-show host from Hell — vast smiles and arms flung out in gestures of mock formality . |
| 3 | Worst Career Move of the month : ex-world 's greatest sleazeball James Woods trying to come on like a middle-aged woman 's dreamboat opposite Dolly Parton in Straight Talk , which also has the biggest supporting cast of the month : Griffin Dunne , John Sayles , Spalding Gray . |
| 4 | But I cooled him out and he agreed to come along to a new rehearsal place that we 'd found , The Rose And Crown in Wandsworth . |
| 5 | But I quite see that you need someone to come in on a practical issue like what to do about his tenants . |
| 6 | And really I 'm going to start off and then Liz is going to come in on a particular aspect of this . |
| 7 | In terms of progressing or taking part in the discussion , can I suggest that if you want to come in on a particular item , you put your name board up like that , so that we can readily observe it er and equally , our friend who is looking after the microphones can make sure that the vol the volume of your microphone is turned up at the appropriate time . |
| 8 | and erm I used to do erm , keep a check on the flying times of the planes cos every forty hours they had to come in for a different check . |
| 9 | He never wrote entirely admiring reviews : ‘ It 's the essence of a book never to be perfect , ’ he said , ‘ so its writer must expect to come in for a little criticism . ’ |
| 10 | We used to come in for a fair amount of ribbing and good-natured chaff , and remarks like , Was it a red sky this morning ? |
| 11 | She said politely , ‘ Would you like to come in for a last drink ? ’ |
| 12 | However in doing so , it is important that we take time , because time allows people to come together in a sensible way , not to be forced together . |
| 13 | " Ask Dr. Lorrimer to come down for a few minutes , will you please ? " |
| 14 | I ask him to come down for a few days and I also invite Lady De Marr . |
| 15 | He needed to come down from a greater height than most . |
| 16 | Half a crown And you used to come away with a big piece of flat brisket and if he 's got any sausage left , or bits a of pork pies , he used to shove a bit of that in . |
| 17 | Sixty miles they used to come over for a good evening at those and maybe two principles |
| 18 | She said : ‘ Try and persuade him to come home for a special tea . |
| 19 | This was also controlled by a private club , but we were sometimes given a day 's fishing and generally managed to come home with a few trout . |
| 20 | People are more likely to come home after a few drinks , light a cigarette and then fall asleep , often with tragic consequences . |
| 21 | Underlining the endless uncertainty that surrounds any industrial or commercial company that has the misfortune to be controlled by the state , France 's chronic loss-maker Compagnie des Machines Bull SA has been given two months to come up with a viable strategy , French Industry Minister Gerard Longuet said after a news conference where he outlined his policies after six weeks in office . |
| 22 | Underlining the endless uncertainty that surrounds any industrial or commercial company controlled by the state , France 's loss-maker Compagnie des Machines Bull SA has been given two months to come up with a viable strategy , French Industry Minister Gerard Longuet said after a news conference where he outlined his policies after six weeks in office . |
| 23 | After a two-hour meeting , the Lib Dem leader , Jim Wallace , said his party had given the organisation another chance to come up with a new way forward . |
| 24 | It wants vendors to use the P5 code name until the chip is formally announced , and has invited employees to come up with a new name that stresses 80386 and 80486 compatibility — so the RISC 86 suggestion did not get a warm welcome . |
| 25 | Stung , the League said yesterday that they expect ITV to come up with a new date within the next fortnight and they will not tolerate one beyond the scheduled season 's end of May 5 . |
| 26 | Now writers are trying to come up with a new story for Willis as rival studios race to cash in on the Die Hard formula . |
| 27 | BAeSEMA has been contracted by the navy to come up with a new design for bridges incorporating the latest in ergonomic practice . |
| 28 | This left five days for the Patent Office and its advertising agency , Ayer , to come up with a new version . |
| 29 | The SSC will hold a meeting in June , when all sorts of would-be participants will try to come up with a new detector . |
| 30 | Workers at Britain 's Institute of Geological Sciences aim , however , to come up with a new set of tools that can indicate minerals much further under the ground . |