Example sentences of "came up [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I knew Oscar would have preferred a quieter , less raucous venture , on a weekday perhaps , but I had to work on certain days and those days came up during his visit . |
| 2 | Erm but I say there , there were a couple of erm objections that came up during the course of the conversation which really resulted because you , you 'd fallen down on the actual structure , but having said that then again there were two or three examples that you apacked and you got through very well and you , you recovered yourself well on that and , and I say really I think that 's er that 's covered most of the bits that , that I felt were , were there . |
| 3 | When the 1927 Cinematograph Act came up for review , there was agreement that the quota had stimulated domestic production and should be renewed , but that the quickie had to go . |
| 4 | When the permit came up for renewal in 1986 , Commerce Secretary Malcolm Baldridge issued a general permit for the drift-netting to continue . |
| 5 | The new Tories talked of being ‘ on the side of the people ’ and when , in March 1954 the Television Bill came up for its second reading , they won the day . |
| 6 | I came up for air . |
| 7 | They were lucky when the freehold of the old Aquarium Theatre , opposite Westminster Abbey , came up for sale . |
| 8 | When Checkland 's contract came up for renewal , it was renewed only for a token year . |
| 9 | When the various treaties came up for review ( the Zollverein was made up of over 200 agreements ) , Prussia would often threaten to withdraw if the terms did not suit her . |
| 10 | At a subsequent meeting an official added that it would be ‘ most unfortunate ’ if the evidence was being heard at the same time as the project 's grant came up for renewal . |
| 11 | He came up for a few days and stayed in Mackay 's Hotel in Ardallt . |
| 12 | To pack and process them he needed staff , so our terms stipulated a minimum of two months ' summer work , the understanding being that when contracts came up for renewal , priority would be given to those who had put in most time on the slime-line . |
| 13 | When the Danzig Polish Accord came up for ratification , the Nazis ordered that all Polish Harbour Board officers should be replaced by German and Danzig officers . |
| 14 | My father and mother were living at Sleetburn , where I was born , with my grandparents and a great-uncle , when Low Birk Hatt came up for auction . |
| 15 | When it came up for its third reading on 21 June it was referred to a select committee who on 18 July reported that they were of the opinion that the bill ought not to be proceeded with . |
| 16 | When this manuscript came up for sale in London in 1980 , its estimated value was £40,000-£60,000 . |
| 17 | The lesser charges centred on the unlicensed pistol and stolen car came up for trial on 11th May . |
| 18 | After a further six years ' wait ( during which my original proposer and seconder had died and their nominations had been taken up by two ex-captains ) , my name came up for election again , and this time , I was told , the opposition from members , particularly those in the legal profession who were friends of Lord Robertson , was fiercer . |
| 19 | He had talked of going home for years ; yet excuses came up for delaying till next year and the year after . |
| 20 | He described the heap of rubble from which it and the rest of the building had risen and how he and the owner , who came up for weekends , had taken eight years to finish it and turn it into the Mirimar which we now perceived it to be . |
| 21 | Louise came up for the funeral and stayed on for three weeks to give moral support . |
| 22 | I never did , but when it came up for auction , it just seemed like it would make her smile , and the money was going to a good cause , too . |
| 23 | The Treasury and the Ministry were involved in continuous discussions with the Authority 's officials to establish the point from the early 1950s onwards , whenever capital programmes , borrowing limits ( which required ministerial and parliamentary authorisation ) , or depreciation policy came up for discussion . |
| 24 | The auction house decided to withdraw from the sale when its December 1990 contract with Lord Northampton came up for renewal . |
| 25 | ‘ Eventually , I wrote a note and put it through the letter box saying we would love to buy the house if it ever came up for sale . ’ |
| 26 | The sun came up for a half an hour , but it was too cold : -46° Centigrade . |
| 27 | Speaking of luck , there 's a colt I want to buy not far from Lexington — came up for sale just when I was thinking of getting in some new blood . |
| 28 | When the property came up for sale , for only the second time in its long history , a telegram was despatched to Honora , who was working in London : ‘ Will you invest savings in Plas ? ’ |
| 29 | However , it certainly raised the temperature when it came up for debate on 12 February last . |
| 30 | ‘ It is n't fair , ’ she complained breathlessly , when at last they both came up for air . |