Example sentences of "come [adv prt] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | He did come on as a substitute against er Oxford in midweek and Frank Clarke 's first signing injured his shoulder in this collision with Speedy . |
| 2 | The gayer , shorter girls would come on for a general dance to the Gavotte . |
| 3 | It may make for some good headlines , but De Niro certainly does n't come on like a tycoon , talking about his company as not so much a business , more an ‘ artistic community ’ where people can freely exchange ideas . |
| 4 | His reappearance in 2010 decisively resolves this , at the cost of making him come on like a Californian religious freak about ‘ something wonderful ’ . |
| 5 | The only thing that makes it bearable is the irrational belief that somebody interesting will come on in a minute … |
| 6 | Did it really not come down to a fear of the knife ? |
| 7 | Perhaps an article on Sterlets , with pictures , might interest more people and with the increased interest perhaps in time the price will come down to a more realistic level . |
| 8 | Moreover , as Hirst has suggested , it is not by any means certain that more knowledge in itself would help ; disagreement among supposed experts suggests that in fact we are comparing differing practices , differing values , differing approaches , and that in the end we shall come down to a series of judgements in which personal preferences will play their part . |
| 9 | The theoretical difference between the categories may well come down to a question of the burden of proof , though in practice a party seeking to uphold the validity of the restrictive covenant — usually the employer — has to make all the running . |
| 10 | Ask if you can come down for a day or two . |
| 11 | ‘ You can come down for a nice sit in me kitchen , ’ said Mrs Beavis . |
| 12 | Diane locked herself in her bedroom and would n't come down for a day because she was afraid of her father 's anger . |
| 13 | He give me them , I took them for three days , right , I did n't come down for a fortnight and Russell 'll tell you that , I was high as a kite . |
| 14 | And when I took those I did n't come down for a , and that frightened me , I said to Russell I will never ever take speed because it 's if , I was er we were in the pub right on a Sunday morning and I was there but I was n't there , I was somewhere else . |
| 15 | The one drawback to the Beka'a Video Club was that Abu Salim , who 'd asked us to give him English lessons , would come down with a list of words and phrases he 'd noted while watching the films and ask for an explanation , his main interest was obscene vocabulary . |
| 16 | During the debate on the exchange rate mechanism , we were told that entry of the ERM would exert discipline and that inflation would come down as a result . |
| 17 | Well it 's a question of balance I I the forty one thousand figure in my view should come down by a few thousand to reflect constraints in specific areas , I wo n't go into that now cos it 's a separate discussion later on . |
| 18 | Yet I know that if I were discussing a performance of , say , the ‘ Eroica ’ Symphony , I would come down like a ton of bricks on imprecise ensemble , where others would readily accept the fault if the interpretation was up to it ! |
| 19 | Will you come in for a cup of tea ? |
| 20 | I pulled up outside Tremayne 's house and while I put on my socks again she said she would come in for a while for company , ‘ to cure the trembles ’ . |
| 21 | The upshot of it all was that they wanted me to ask Derek would he come in for a sperm count . |
| 22 | At the present pace of progress in Brussels , similar changes throughout the EC may not come in for a dozen years or more , and British farmers fear that they will lose business while waiting for European competitors to catch up . |
| 23 | Wo n't you come in for a minute ? |
| 24 | Do you think I might come in for a few minutes and talk to you about Matilda ? ’ |
| 25 | He was a very nice man and said we could come in for a chat . |
| 26 | Neighbours would come in for a drink and boxes of chocolates and handkerchiefs would be exchanged . |
| 27 | May I come in for a moment ? |
| 28 | They can come in for a meal or a show and not have to worry about last trains , or driving back . |
| 29 | ‘ You 'll come in for a moment , wo n't you ? ’ |
| 30 | He may come in for a steak , but he wants to take his time and enjoy a leisurely meal . |