Example sentences of "n't come up with " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even Nails , Hoomey thought proudly , could n't come up with a better name than that . |
| 2 | Steven decided that if he could n't come up with a definitive artistic statement to impress the grown-ups , then at least he could impress them with the definitive bank statement . |
| 3 | It 'll 'ave to be good , so do n't come up with something like us all bein' knocked down by a herd of stampedin' giraffes . ’ |
| 4 | Pleat had the chance to follow the same path trod by Terry Venables at Tottenham but could n't come up with the necessary funds for a stake in the struggling First Division outfit . |
| 5 | Kohler said : ‘ I offered David the chance to come in with me in a partnership but unfortunately he could n't come up with the necessary amount . ’ |
| 6 | Said his co-boss Curbishley : ‘ I was a bit disappointed when Lennie Lawrence at Middlesbrough did n't come up with the price we 'd fixed but I 'm happy the lad is still here . |
| 7 | Mind , I ai n't sayin' 'e do n't 'ave 'is good points , nor that 'e do n't come up with a cuddle and a present sometimes . |
| 8 | Tell 'er you 'll cut 'er throat if she do n't come up with it . |
| 9 | I felt because they could n't come up with anything else they brought this up to show it was something it home … it 's all been dropped now I think . |
| 10 | Party of baboons with typewriters working for a million years would n't come up with anything wise . ’ |
| 11 | and even the cormorants ca n't come up with anything . |
| 12 | When you set those criteria , you do n't come up with many names , ’ says Prosser . |
| 13 | It does n't come up with irrational error messages and it 's nice and simple to use . |
| 14 | He glanced at his watch ; less than five minutes , and as he trotted along to intercept the postman 's route he could n't come up with any plan that seemed remotely workable . |
| 15 | I did n't come up with a theory immediately , though I had hunches which were difficult to put into words . |
| 16 | Short of battering him on the head with a blunt instrument — the thought held immense appeal , and she savoured it for a long moment , before reluctantly putting it on hold — she could n't come up with any way out of the present situation . |
| 17 | She hoped he would n't come up with any suggestions about spending the evening together . |
| 18 | He wanted Eric Gates , of Ipswich and England , but would n't come up with the wages . |
| 19 | I tried to work out why we have more success in the Fourballs than the Foursomes , but I could n't come up with a solution . |
| 20 | But , if you asked me what I did during those months , I could n't come up with anything constructive . ’ |
| 21 | I only began to smell a rat when he could n't come up with the documents he claimed to have . |
| 22 | We wo n't come up with the answer first time at Co-ordinators , but … second time I hope . |
| 23 | But I honestly ca n't come up with any solution in that respect , because er , until you 've got er multi-national enforcement agencies which no politician is going to agree to , erm , you 're not going to solve the pro pro problem there . |
| 24 | But if you 're really stuck and you 've got a third question that you ca n't come up with I mean y'know sort of blur it , fudge it and make it look like there 's a sort of metamorphic answer there and we can sort of say well that 's sort of twenty percent or something and then that counts and it may carry you over . |
| 25 | If it does n't come up with a rescue deal by the summer , these men and women could be reaching the end of their working lives . |
| 26 | A MAJOR business safety conference is taking place in Spennymoor next month because Darlington could n't come up with the cash . |
| 27 | If the system does n't come up with them much more convincingly than it is doing at present , then they will probably be found outside . |
| 28 | Er you know erm the letter , the reply went back from Dave saying that every you know , possible thing was done to get bilingual staff but at the end of the day you know they could n't come up with the goods . |