Example sentences of "come along [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Within no time at all , the directly elected mayor of some industrial town or city in the north would spot that if he came along with imaginative ideas for raising standards and delivering services , he would get support , he would be the one that would claim the credit and the central government would be proud to let him have it . |
| 2 | Two more came along in quick succession , 1lb 7oz and 1lb-11 , then all activity ceased . |
| 3 | Er we also had one very large , cumbersome machine which carried things like lighting and breathing apparatus , and heavy lifting gear and all the other bits and pieces of rescue equipment , which came along in slow time , now that has been improved upon no end , and they 've got a very modern equipment now for that , erm er modern in the sense that new , new pieces have come on , cutting equipment with hydraulic jaws which er just slice through the top of a car roof , whereas we had to cut it with a hacksaw perhaps , or , or another metal saw , we , these can be done with just like cutting through cheese . |
| 4 | ‘ It 's terrible that all these quacks can come along without proper qualifications , ’ Lipsky complained , forgetting that he himself had set up as a dentist without qualifications , there being as yet no legal requirement for special training as there was for doctors . |
| 5 | Yep , we 'll come along to anaerobic sludge later . |
| 6 | He is merrily accumulating a large bag of smaller fish when Fred Smith comes along with inadequate tackle , throws a lump of luncheon meat in the margins and lands the largest fish in the lake . |