Example sentences of "come up [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sandy McGlashan had arrived late , his hair plastered down with sweat ; he was spluttering over the tale , to whoever would listen , of how he had ‘ come up flemyng and Menzies of Bolfracks , in the street at Aberfeldy , they had their heads together and were plotting something wicked , no doubt about it , if only he could have heard what they were saying ’ . |
| 2 | Bill had come up trumps . |
| 3 | Once again BOND have come up trumps . |
| 4 | DELL HAS COME UP TRUMPS AGAIN , THIS TIME WITH A NOTEBOOK COMPUTER THAT 'S CHOC-A-BLOC WITH USEFUL FEATURES . |
| 5 | You 've come up trumps , Derek . |
| 6 | On reflection Eire Og will probably feel they should have come up trumps , but they were never able to put enough daylight between themselves and their opponents . |
| 7 | She is full of praise for the invaluable public library system which has come up trumps in most of her researches . |
| 8 | Brian Ross and Chris Camden were both on target in the 3-2 win the duo also scored in last year 's victory over the FA and Howard said : ‘ They have come up trumps again , and it is another excellent boost for Marine . ’ |
| 9 | Brian Ross and Chris Camden were both on target in the 3-2 win the duo also scored in last year 's victory over the FA and Howard said : ‘ They have come up trumps again and it is another excellent boost for Marine . ’ |
| 10 | Never once said would you like to come up Macrows . |
| 11 | Drifts of rain came up Loch Maree as I plowtered wet and chilled along the lochside to find the spot for JTR 's ‘ Loch Maree ’ . |
| 12 | A solid wall of hailstones came up Loch Ewe , ricocheting off the windscreen as it swept by , hell bent on lacerating Loch Maree and final immolation on the flanks of Slioch . |
| 13 | I could n't even get up Plumpton Street so I came up Fitzclarence but there were fires and damage there too . ’ |
| 14 | As each new number came up Bob looked at him and asked , ‘ This one ? ’ |
| 15 | ‘ We had tea there , before we came up West . ’ |
| 16 | There was n't any problem with old Pinkie Blenkinsop , but when the matter came up Trueman refused to give a promise that we could all stay here until we were carried out feet first . |
| 17 | Movies in the new albums , appropriately enough , are present only as jokes , in ‘ 57 Channels ( And Nothin' On ) ’ or ‘ Real Man ’ : ‘ Sound came up lights went down/Rambo he was blowin' 'em down . ’ |
| 18 | It is the word which came up time and again in the story of Jacob 's tricking his dying father . |
| 19 | Hawkbit was the last to return and as he came up Hazel set off at once . |
| 20 | Conrad Allen came up trumps again , finishing fourth in the boys 800 metres in a personal best 2 mins. 22 . |
| 21 | So here we see again that whilst most diets are ineffective in reducing inches and cellulite , my new diet again came up trumps . |
| 22 | He said : ‘ We have struggled all season to find the right guy but Lloyd Davies came up trumps when it really mattered . ’ |
| 23 | And Muse came up trumps , regaining the lead in the final strides to snatch a dramatic head victory over the 2–5 favourite in the Racecall Hurdle . |
| 24 | That I mean if they all came up trumps that 's Nottinghamshire covered basically . |
| 25 | To her surprise and relief he came up trumps , and the next time Stephen checked her progress she was able to report that the furnishings were to standard and on time . |
| 26 | Who 's Who had never been Greg 's favourite reading but rather to his surprise , it came up trumps : Seymour-Strachey , Gerald Harcourt ; Professor of English Literature , University of Grimsby , 1942–74 ; b. 8th June 1904 ; s. of Stephen Seymour-Strachey and Charlotte Butler : educ . |
| 27 | Waterford Area came up trumps last year in a classic encounter with Dublin Ladies but Dublin are poised this year to make their mark . |
| 28 | SCOTTISH striker Graham Harvey promised Linfield a debut goal — and came up trumps with a 36-minute hat-trick in the 5–2 win over Larne that keeps the Blues a point clear at the top of the table . |
| 29 | The advert for grandparents that came up trumps . |
| 30 | I hope I 've got some work coming up Tavistock and Devon . |