Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] up with 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 | We had just finished the DI ( daily inspection ) when a very elderly photographer wandered up with a rickety tripod and ancient camera . |
| 4 | The government asked the UK hotel industry to come up with a workable system for implementing the European Commission 's directives on package travel . |
| 5 | Mr Branson demanded his rival came up with a large compensation settlement for its three years of customer poaching and publicity smears . |
| 6 | Then in the 1960s British Rail came up with a novel idea for a faster train . |
| 7 | Mid position is Active ( normal ) mode , where treble and bass can actually be added to the sound ( the circuit powers up with a large leap in volume ) . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | They desperately need a top-class fast bowler and ordered their cricket committee to come up with a suitable candidate . |
| 10 | The midfield players and forwards from which Roxburgh will choose his team have amassed 31 goals for Scotland and the national coach came up with a cinematic analogy to summarise the task against Malta . |
| 11 | On appeal , this assumption could be shown to be false and the village ends up with a significant new development site ; it is this type of appeal decision which leaves the layman surprised and frustrated at the way in which the system operates . |
| 12 | Pensioner members at their recent Biennial General Meeting came up with a novel suggestion which would enable Pensioner members contribute to the Frank Holden Defence Fund ( see March ‘ Newsheet ’ for details of case ) in a manner that would add substantially to the Fund without denting pensioners ' cash flow . |
| 13 | The Group wound up with a great relegation battle between Herts and Essex with the scales being tipped by Herts ' strength in the doubles . |
| 14 | It is n't easy when you 're in a single room jammed up with a double bed , and the dump is decorated as carelessly as the inside of a rarely used cupboard . |
| 15 | It means that if the engineer comes up with a different story they can use this to embarrass the plaintiff at trial . |
| 16 | After a two-hour meeting , the Lib Dem leader , Jim Wallace , said his party had given the organisation another chance to come up with a new way forward . |
| 17 | BAeSEMA has been contracted by the navy to come up with a new design for bridges incorporating the latest in ergonomic practice . |
| 18 | Then , late in the evening , my new friend turned up with a little white pill for each of us . |
| 19 | Nine hours later , an oxygen tank in the service module blew up with a frightening bang . |
| 20 | I stood in the kitchen waiting for the water to heat up with a distinct feeling of eco-smugness . |
| 21 | On the other , it is a disadvantage to have the risk of a large volume of money tied up with a single customer who could be a slow payer . |
| 22 | A woman came up with a red balloon and asked him to autograph it , and he took out a fountain pen and commenced a squeaky signature . |
| 23 | It is no wonder the Home Secretary came up with a derisory response to the heartfelt plea for more police to restore a sense of security to our communities . |
| 24 | The man looked up with a contemptuous smile . |
| 25 | The HP 700 products were originally based on Alsys technology and Alsys will continue developing , marketing and maintaining these products as well as shipping new versions of the product supporting HP-UX 8.0 on the Series 800 , and will follow up with a new version supporting the Series 400 and 300 workstations . |
| 26 | Fairburn had a busy quarrying industry at one time , and to provide transportation of the stone from the quarries to the River Aire a tramway was constructed early in the nineteenth century to link up with a short section of canal to the river . |
| 27 | ‘ When my kid brother turns up with a blonde blue-eyed actress on his arm , and apparently engaged , I 'm naturally inclined to think the worst , ’ he told her , scarcely moving his lips . |
| 28 | Elaine giggled , and her face lit up with a glorious smile . |
| 29 | Her face lit up with a delighted smile as she gazed at an abandoned plate of half-eaten sandwiches on a nearby table . |