Example sentences of "[modal v] come up with a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If we want to use up most of our ration of luck in our theory of the origin of intelligence , then we have n't much left over to spend on our theory of the origin of life : we must come up with a theory that makes the origin of life almost inevitable . |
| 2 | Ministers are saying , ’ We good fellows will talk together , and we 'll come up with a decision . ’ |
| 3 | However many you get , and however long they work , there 's no guarantee they 'll come up with a solution at the end . |
| 4 | I 'll come up with a topic |
| 5 | ‘ If you give a Brit a couple of cans of epoxy , some bits of plywood and a garage , he 'll come up with a boat , ’ says one . |
| 6 | ‘ Anyone could come up with a story like that once the proof has been destroyed . |
| 7 | ‘ It would be great if we could come up with a way of treating some disorders , we could actually make use of cannabis in some way therapeutically , that would be tremendous . ’ |
| 8 | Mm , so what if could erm , could come up with a policy , that you pay your premiums in , but it covers you for the whole of your life . |
| 9 | You never know , television could come up with a lot of money . ’ |
| 10 | You never know , television could come up with a lot of money . ’ |
| 11 | Given the inherent uncertainty of moral interpretation in social life , it would be foolish to believe that we could come up with a definition of aggression that would allow us to unambiguously classify , much less measure , instances of aggressive conduct in unfamiliar societies . |
| 12 | Of course , like the sentences about the knight , the dragon , and the pineapple , they might form part of a discourse , and if we stretch our imaginations we could come up with a situation in which they do ; but this will not be by virtue of the words so and she , but because of some other information about the context . |
| 13 | He added members wanted the Government to find a new way of paying for NHS work , and hoped a joint inquiry by the Department of Health and British Dental Association would come up with a solution . |
| 14 | So for example if you typed ‘ c*ne* ’ in the input box , the software would come up with a list of seven possible words . |
| 15 | There is some hope that the research will come up with a treatment for AIDS . |
| 16 | so I said well it cost us just so many weeks though , I 've put it in again , I 've , I 'm sending it back today in the hope that they will come up with a decision in the next week , cos usually once they 've got the information they 'll write back say within ten days yes or no |
| 17 | Ask an insurance man and he will come up with a catalogue of reasons why his company is losing millions on car insurance . |
| 18 | SP/32 anticipates adding AIX and HP clients and by the middle of next year will come up with a Unix server model for Sun , IBM , HP , Ultrix and perhaps Alpha OSF/1 . |
| 19 | ‘ So if you can come up with a way of going down there , past the guards , up to the house , into a room or two , and being left alone for a couple of minutes while I secure the devices — OK , you 've got what you want . ’ |
| 20 | There is n't a back door and I doubt whether even you with that charmed life of yours can come up with a way out of this one . ’ |
| 21 | Now y'know you can come up with a description of that as an ellipse but in exactly the same shape , in a slightly different context , yeah , you know it 's actually circular and it 's a hoop and your perception of the object is different . |
| 22 | The point I really want to make is that if somebody can come up with a hairpiece that really looks real , I think people may consider wearing them |
| 23 | Ask yourself whether the other facts are consistent with this explanation , and see whether you can come up with a pattern of events which makes sense in terms of ordinary human nature . |