Example sentences of "they come [adv prt] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Discussions went on for a year and cost T&L about £500,000 in legal fees and other expenses , Vlitos says , ‘ but they came up with a strong agreement which protected T&L — a pygmy next to a corporate giant like J&J ’ . |
| 2 | However , after a TOP Timeout , they came up with a real solution . |
| 3 | They came up with a mock chat show programme in which Williams was being interviewed by Clement Freud , as lugubrious-looking then as now . |
| 4 | Predictably , they came up with a plot-line set in the professional reaches of the law , rather than in the more ‘ artisan ’ area of policing . |
| 5 | They came up with a visionary scheme to raise money for musical equipment . |
| 6 | They came up with a taxonomic hierarchy : phyla , class , order , sub-orders , genus ( or genera ) and species . |
| 7 | They came out into a wide waterway which ended in docks . |
| 8 | Two great doors stood open in an arched entrance and they came out into a cobbled courtyard . |
| 9 | They did not speak until they came out into a busy , noisy street . |
| 10 | But , kicking against the strong wind , the Oak defended well to keep the deficit to 1–0 and they came back with a strong display in the second half . |
| 11 | But we would probably sell them the name if they come up with a reasonable offer . ’ |
| 12 | Let's talk about horse racing , but before we do so , one last question about football pools and that is that some people have systems — they come up with a whole range of numbers and combinations of things — does that make any sense at all ? |
| 13 | ‘ I definitely wo n't be playing for Rovers on Sunday unless they come up with a satisfactory offer and there 's no chance of that . ’ |
| 14 | They come in as a net fare operator |
| 15 | Well a cup of whatsername stuff I poured down the sink upstairs rather than get it kicked over because if they come back in a silly state then they 'll knock it all over books . |
| 16 | It 's like people sometimes have problems when they come out after a long stay in hospital — or the same sort of thing anyway . |