Example sentences of "[noun] come [adv prt] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | How can a series of fixed instructions cause the computer to come up with a random sequence of results ? |
2 | Callinicos ' conclusion to these arguments is that despite their efforts , built around a claimed contrast of the postmodern either with or within Modernism , these authors have produced only ‘ mutually and often internally inconsistent accounts ’ of the ‘ postmodern ’ , manifesting an ‘ inability to come up with a plausible and coherent account of its distinguishing characteristics ’ ( p. 28 ) . |
3 | He wanted his personal belief and his professional expertness to come out as a single attribute . |
4 | 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 . |
5 | 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 . |
6 | The government asked the UK hotel industry to come up with a workable system for implementing the European Commission 's directives on package travel . |
7 | Georgina came back with a grey rag , sat down and watched her brother poke his fingers in the cat 's ears . |
8 | Mr Blakey came out of a distant glass-house , beyond lawns and flower-beds . |
9 | As the hammer came down at a then-record $53.9 million , Mr Payson whooped ‘ I think he 'd be happy with that ’ , referring to Van Gogh , who killed himself a year after completing Irises , aged 37 . |
10 | Woolley came back with a wooden model of a biplane . |
11 | England defenders Rob Jones and Mark Wright came on in a wholesale reshuffle of resources , but any danger that United would feed off the disruption was dismissed by McManaman 's leggy skills . |
12 | The words came out of a sobbing smother of frustration and rage . |
13 | The words came out on a shaky laugh . |
14 | Nathaniel Sherman jabbed a thumb against his own chest and his words came out in a fierce undertone . |
15 | Most of the groceries came down from a grand shop in London but she 'd order perishable goods from her brother and then send a servant to complain of the quality . |
16 | Mr Branson demanded his rival came up with a large compensation settlement for its three years of customer poaching and publicity smears . |
17 | Greg Chappell came out of a bad patch when he realised he was playing innings in his head before they happened . |
18 | None of the districts came out with a clear resolution of the underlying planning difficulties , and the clear cut local decision in favour of closures which the RHA had hoped for , was not forthcoming . |
19 | I lock the door ; as I move away from it , a small , faint red light comes on with a tiny clinking noise , high up in one far corner of the room . |
20 | On all sides : the abolitionists , the retentionists , and the abstainers , the vote was recognized as a momentous one in which the consciences of Members of Parliament came up against a profound issue transcending party politics . |
21 | Late in the afternoon , a porter came along with a creaking trolley carrying a coffee urn and snackstuffs , and everyone stirred to a kind of frisky wakefulness and examined the fare keenly . |
22 | Through that , Red Rhino came up with a matching deal which was not very high in terms of money or anything but it gave them some status , certainly with promotion . |
23 | But then Sunderland came up with a new offer and Liverpool launched a fresh diplomatic offensive . |
24 | Then in the 1960s British Rail came up with a novel idea for a faster train . |
25 | So this was how a submarine came back from a successful patrol ! |
26 | Suddenly a Hurricane came down in a screaming dive and splashed into the sea . |
27 | All you have to do to compete is pick up an entry form , match Italian cities to specified colours on the map , and use your nous to come up with a pithy advertising slogan for Rowney 's Designer Gouache . |
28 | They desperately need a top-class fast bowler and ordered their cricket committee to come up with a suitable candidate . |
29 | If I may broaden it away from erm the Cardinal Newman School and think probably of a lot of East Sussex Comprehensive Schools , I think we have all been , in the schools , in the last few years , working hard to establish this openness , and I think that the closed concept of the school , the school that locks children out at break or locks children out at dinner time , which only allows parents to come in for a phoney Open Day when there are a few children there , they are things largely , I think , of the past and they are the closed society . |
30 | Then they went into the lead , only for Peterborough to come back with a late equaliser . |