Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] to come [adv prt] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The hoarse words were intended to come out as a joke , but instead they held a raw note of emotion which seemed to hang in the air between them . |
| 2 | Ray Angel and Brian Hodgson were entrusted to come up with a suitably electronic-sounding voice . |
| 3 | Instead the 20 District Health authorities involved were asked to come up with a £9,000 each by tomorrow afternoon . |
| 4 | Well , George was going to come up with a translation . |
| 5 | A female was believed to come back after a night 's hunt and give her milk to whichever baby grabbed her teat first . |