Example sentences of "[noun] to come [adv prt] with the [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 This proved to be one of the sources of its downfall : there came a point when failure to come up with the goods , rationalised by ‘ the need for more research ’ , began to sound a little hollow and begged the asking of more fundamental questions .
2 It is essentially a problem-solving exercise in which there must be a close relationship between sales effort on the ground and the ability of the applications and research staff to come up with the answers , within the boundaries of what is commercially viable .
3 It had not been hard to persuade Brian to come up with the fees for university .
4 It is not a preaching philosophy , but we ask the bully to come up with the answers . ’
5 This so-called ‘ objective ’ reliving , which brings forth fragmentary recall based on the hypnotist 's detailed questions , puts the subject under especially intense pressure to come up with the goods .
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