Example sentences of "[Wh pn] come up [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | The design of the cap badge had been the result of a competition which was won by Sergeant Bob Tait who came up with the winged dagger emblem . |
2 | Despite that success , the playwright had difficulty raising the money to bring the comedy into the West End , although the backer who came up with the all-important £1,000 needed to clinch the deal was able to retire to a South Sea island on his share of the profits . |
3 | The extra performance on the Tuesday in aid of the new cancer day-care ward at Whiston Hospital raised three hundred pounds and special thanks go to Betty who came up with the original idea and everyone involved who organized the marvellous spread for the soiree afterwards . |
4 | Likewise David Hart , General Secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers , who came up with the poetic gem : ‘ The Council is being made more and more the poodle of centralised government . ’ |
5 | YOUR reader who came up with the old nonsense about teachers ' holidays obviously knows nothing about the job . |
6 | It was Shelley who came up with the aggressive sounding Boadicea . |
7 | ONCE-RACED MILIYEL * , who came up against the 1,000 Guineas ante-post favourite Musicale when both made their debut at Lingfield last season , may open her account in the Geoffrey Barling Maiden Fillies ' Stakes ( 2.00 ) at Newmarket today . |
8 | We offer four £5 book vouchers to readers who come up with the wittiest gag about scientists and engineers . |
9 | And the two who come up with the best reasons will join the Royal gathering . |