Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] come up [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mother always got annoyed when that story came up in conversation , and I made sure that it frequently did . |
| 2 | The lesser charges centred on the unlicensed pistol and stolen car came up for trial on 11th May . |
| 3 | Another correspondent came up with this analogy : ‘ It 's comparable to requiring Detroit to produce automobiles that can be overtaken by faster police cars . ’ |
| 4 | I am aware that Carl Bridgewater 's parents must suffer every time this case comes up for review , but they too , surely , must want true justice to prevail . |
| 5 | and the hand does n't sneak out afterwards and starts popping out and then it 's useless , then the rest of all this stuff you just get it out of the way under the arm , it 's all gone , right , this bit comes up between the two shoulder blades , do n't make the mistake of bringing it across there , a lot of people do that , that wo n't do , you have to come round the back and between these two shoulder blades to get maximum support , you 've got to hold this elbow up and then you tie it near the hand , now I recommend that you tie it and talk to your casualty , half tie it and say is that supporting you enough ? |
| 6 | Then in the 1960s British Rail came up with a novel idea for a faster train . |
| 7 | A woman with red , radiant , curly hair came up to her in her misery and said : ‘ It 's all right . |
| 8 | ’ Sybil groped for a word and after some hesitation came up with , ‘ tendencies … yes with her ah peculiar tendencies , it would be a sort of crime passionnel , would n't it ? ’ |
| 9 | In 1978 Allan concluded her survey of such research by writing : As a result different research came up with different findings so that the policy maker and practitioner ended up with long lists of poorly defined and sometimes contradictory characteristics . |
| 10 | Nor is this influence obvious or straightforward , for a major reason why different research comes up with different findings and has different implications for policy and practice is that those findings are subject to different underlying assumptions and have different ideological agendas . |
| 11 | I I 'm grateful Mr Deputy Speaker and I I will certainly er stay in order but the British electorate coming up to June the ninth and the European er elections will not know even if we pass these particular proposals tonight er in which constituencies they will be voting and if I may give an illustration as the honourable member for Truro did er er as far as his European constituency is concerned er the European constituency of Derbyshire Ashfield will d be divided into three different directions as the result of this particular order in council if we pass it tonight . |
| 12 | Another car came up behind her and she heard it slow down . |
| 13 | When this manuscript came up for sale in London in 1980 , its estimated value was £40,000-£60,000 . |
| 14 | The French girl came up behind him and kicked his backside . |
| 15 | And this bloke comes up to me and goes , hi , I 'm a ski instructor , I was just like hmm like , takes all my clothes off . |
| 16 | Some boy come up to my microphone and burped down it , I nearly died ! |
| 17 | Another waiter came up to him then with a bundle of letters and cash that he had left behind in the foyer and forgotten . |
| 18 | After a two-hour meeting , the Lib Dem leader , Jim Wallace , said his party had given the organisation another chance to come up with a new way forward . |
| 19 | AN old friend came up in the street yesterday and said : ‘ My , you look well , have you been on holiday , you 've got a tan . ’ |
| 20 | I could also see the spire of the Church of Scotland in Porteneil , and some smoke coming up from the town chimneys . |
| 21 | ‘ That I will ! ’ said a hearty voice from within , and a little bright-eyed woman came up to them . |
| 22 | Some man came up to me and asked , ‘ You wan na smoke ? ’ |
| 23 | We are being faced with ten million pounds worth of cuts in research and development over the next three years , so anything what this Government comes up with does n't surprise me , but I am a little bit devastated . |
| 24 | That 's what she said and she said minding me own business and this she said and this man come up to her and he said have you got |
| 25 | ‘ About forty minutes before the train was due to arrive this man came up to me and asked if I 'd be interested in making five hundred francs . |
| 26 | Anyway , this man came up to where I was standing with my mother , and asked if I was for hire . |
| 27 | This man came up to and he heard this chains . |
| 28 | and this man came up to me father and he says , that is not the right grave , you 've been told . |
| 29 | Got this man to come up with his screwdrivers and his this , that and the other . |
| 30 | But its members are thought to be waiting to see what its British equivalent comes up with . |