Example sentences of "not come up [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 Illes had not come up through the state bureaucracy , and his appointment as deputy state secretary was looked upon as a " statement of intent " by many in the environmental lobby .
2 One can speculate that if Mezey had not come up with the idea of dispensing with two hospitals , and of the remaining four being given a quadrant of the region to serve each , the idea that it was an RHA rather than local management responsibility to deal with the issue , might never have stuck in the minds of senior regional officers .
3 and what you 've got to be very careful , cos you ca n't offer them and not come up with the goods
4 ‘ I tell you what , ’ he said , after thinking for a few seconds , ‘ as you 're so keen on horses why not come up to the farm when you 've got some time to spare and help my young niece in the stables ?
5 That what the inspector 's been telling us year after year , that we are in serious danger of not coming up to the protection safety standards , is something that we ca n't push into the background any longer and I 'm very glad it 's come to the full council so that the whole council can take it seriously the public protection committee has taken it seriously for a very long time .
6 She 's not coming up to the prison , it 's as simple as that . ’
7 Within that two years , any time within that two years you can basically be given the sack for not coming up to the grade or not coming up to scratch or sometimes they prolong your pr probation for another six months so instead of being a probationer constable for two years you 're a probationer constable for two and a half years .
8 It does not come up with the rations .
9 If BR does not come up with the money the council is warning it may take action to force them to remove the ticket office .
10 Does the Secretary of State agree that when local democracy does not come up with the results that he wants he abolishes it ?
11 She learnt that these plates did not come up to the manufacturer 's high standards and would go back into the melting pot .
12 Ruth would almost certainly not come up to the flat .
13 I 'm afraid Mr Steen has n't come up from the country . ’
14 But no warning could check Arthur Conway 's fury , and with a lightning leap he managed to grip the young man 's throat , and so fiercely that he forced him backwards , only the next moment to have his arms snapped downwards , when he would have fallen on his back if he had n't come up against the coalhouse wall and , unfortunately , a shovel that was propped there .
15 Er Moderator er there is n't any reason in principle why this sh should n't happen that er this subject could n't come up at the presbytery clerks conference .
16 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 .
17 I only began to smell a rat when he could n't come up with the documents he claimed to have .
18 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 .
19 We wo n't come up with the answer first time at Co-ordinators , but … second time I hope .
20 A MAJOR business safety conference is taking place in Spennymoor next month because Darlington could n't come up with the cash .
21 He wanted Eric Gates , of Ipswich and England , but would n't come up with the wages .
22 He does n't come up to the desk straightaway , but gives me a nod and starts looking at the flowers , really closely , like he really knew about them .
23 ‘ No , do n't come up to the door .
24 Certainly as far as Americans are concerned , a lot of our hotels do n't come up to the standards of service that they are used to , and certainly they do n't think they 're value for money .
  Next page