Example sentences of "[prep] coming up [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This seemed a far more promising environment , and we quickly accepted the couple 's invitation to abandon our base in Makassar and move in with them in Bira , since it would clearly take many more weeks of negotiating before we could be sure of coming up with a prahu , and a crew , reliable enough to carry us eastwards . |
| 2 | If you really do n't feel like coming up for a smear at that time , that 's fine and we 'll understand why . |
| 3 | They had to taste more than a hundred and thirty wines before coming up with a winner . |
| 4 | Your boffins should n't have too much trouble in coming up with a name . ’ |
| 5 | They wasted no time in coming up with a replacement for another New Zealander , Murray Kidd , who guided them to All Ireland League honours in 1992 . |
| 6 | The Palestinians were peeved when the Americans , spotting an impasse , tried to bridge it by coming up with a compromise . |