Example sentences of "[pers pn] come a cropper " in BNC.
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| 1 | Always , always , she came a cropper over people . |
| 2 | Admittedly , it probably helped that in real life , she came a cropper over Keifer . |
| 3 | She came a cropper , no doubt about that , but she was in a hurry , naturally . |
| 4 | Would you , should you Come a cropper |
| 5 | right now though Swindon are more concerned about their league form … in yesterday 's live Central Match they came a cropper … |
| 6 | A track runs east from the car park , alongside the magnificent Water of Nevis , starting off benignly enough to lure bored coiffured teenagers in high heels along it until they come a cropper as it climbs through the woods and becomes rocky . |
| 7 | He did n't always win , and occasionally he came a cropper — just as he 'd done at Masons ' gates a few days before . |
| 8 | TV astronomer Patrick Moore saw stars when he came a cropper on the cricket field . |
| 9 | It came a cropper in 1990 and had to be cut up and sold off , with the remains ending up at Amstral Workstation Solutions Ltd , a value added reseller operation . |
| 10 | Therefore , when it comes a cropper , there is a tendency among the rest of us to enjoy a quiet chortle , even if suspecting that all our wallets will end up lighter as a result . |