Example sentences of "[verb] [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I got mixed up with the wrong crowd for a while … |
| 2 | We got caught up in the keep-fit bandwagon in the mid 80s and got ourselves into shape . |
| 3 | But if I ever got caught out with the big guy in the skull mask and the big axe thing then I 'd probably ask to end up coming back as my son because he 'd have my amazing charm , dazzling character , obscene talent ( ? — Ed ) , and chiselled good looks ! ( and gift for talking utter bullshine ! — Ed ) . |
| 4 | It was perhaps ironic that having decided to dedicate the rest of his career to the private sector that Cuckney became caught up in a major government row when he took over as chairman of Westland Group . |
| 5 | This belief in ‘ independence ’ is well entrenched in the West and it has developed out of a general mistrust of centralized political power and of power that had historically not tolerated the free expression of dissenting views . |
| 6 | Can the party really survive much more of the rancour that has broken out in the past few days over Labour 's tax policy ? |
| 7 | In fact , as Stephen Gallup has pointed out in a recent history of the festival , Karajan was the last surviving link with the traditions of the festival 's founding fathers . |
| 8 | As Jonathan Zeitlin has pointed out in a similar context , there are ways in which the product of an industry can affect the margin of manoeuvre of both employer and trade union . |
| 9 | WordPerfect has given up on the Wild West theme in favour of giving away peagreen baseball hats . |
| 10 | If a once beautiful and honest young girl has become dishevelled and has dropped out of a promising educational course and is in perpetual trouble with the Police , then it is almost superfluous to ask questions on drug use or to look for physical signs of drug addiction , even though clinical accuracy demands this . |
| 11 | Hick has a classic stance , but by the time the bowler has reached the crease he has come up into the familiar upright position with the bat raised . |
| 12 | ‘ Once Annie has come up with a tartan design it can be used on many products such as bags and logos , not just carpets and furnishings . |
| 13 | So Clinton has come up with a mixed bag of tricks : some of his proposals will be interpreted as inflationary ( the new mandates on business , for example — including a requirement that all employers spend a minimum of 1.5% of payroll on continuing education and training ) . |
| 14 | Mr Korovin 's has come up with a two-pronged strategy to save the company . |
| 15 | Best-known for its coloured jeans and tops , Soviet has come up with a strong range of jackets for the autumn including reflective styles , zip-off sleeves and rubberised cotton and nylon bombers . |
| 16 | But this room will change all that.The Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Oxford has come up with a combined treatment and playroom . |
| 17 | Elsewhere in the media world , LWT has come up with a new plan to restructure itself ahead of the new franchise auction in 1992 . |
| 18 | Spear & Jackson has come up with a new range of screwdrivers , colour-coded for easier identification . |
| 19 | The Department of Trade and Industry 's Companies Division has come up with a new model form , intended to help companies to investigate ownership of their shares under s 212 of the Companies Act 1985 ( p 100 ) . |
| 20 | The Department of Trade and Industry 's Companies Division has come up with a new model form , which it believes will help companies investigate their shares under s 212 of the 1985 Companies Act . |
| 21 | Sun Microsystems Inc worshipper Integrix Inc , based somewhere in darkest California , has come up with a new keyboard called the S5+ that incorporates the functionality of Sun 's new Type 5 but can also be used with all Suns , Sun-compatibles and personal computers : it is targeted at mixed computer environments and X terminals and it requires no special device drivers . |
| 22 | Micro Focus Plc has come up with a new method for charging for licences to its Unix software , which it calls Unix Concurrent User Licensing . |
| 23 | A firm has come up with a new high-tech way to beat credit card fraud . |
| 24 | WE 'VE had leaves on the line , snow , iced-up points and now BR in the South East has come up with a new one for explaining delays to trains : Heavy morning dew . |
| 25 | DAS stepped in again and now the shop has come up with a top-of-the-range camcorder in perfect order . |
| 26 | Needlers has come up with a good compromise with the introduction of its New Energy Bar . |
| 27 | There are probably many examples of instances in which Western technology has come up with a good idea which has the capability of helping the hundreds of millions of people in the Developing World . |
| 28 | Land has come up with a credible answer in his Retinex theory of colour perception ( Land 1974 ) . |
| 29 | Northampton based Sight & Sound Technology has come up with a clever piece of software which allows blind people to use Windows . |
| 30 | There are structural difficulties and the Council of Ministers has come up with a typical measure — just finding a few extra bob to see whether it will solve the problem . |