Example sentences of "came up to the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A number of players had been tried , but none came up to the subtle demands of the job . |
| 2 | He had been thinking about buying Lyn a kitten for her birthday , and as he came up to the great dolmen , had paused to look at it for the thousandth time , he had seen the bundle on the ground . |
| 3 | He wrinkled his nose as he came up to the other man . |
| 4 | She said coolly as they came up to the stuffed spaniel , ‘ What do you call him , that very fierce dog ? ’ |
| 5 | I thought about running along beside him as we came up to the main road opposite the church , about his taking my hand and singing , ‘ Hold my hand — I 'm a stranger in paradise ! ’ |
| 6 | A civilian came up to the mousy man and asked him a question . |