Example sentences of "they come up [prep] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Concerned at the way neither she nor her friends wore ‘ Laura Ashley ’ clothes ( too many frills , too much lace , all up to the neck and down to the ankles , they said ) Laura asked them to come up with suggestions for the sort of outfits they would like to wear .
2 Right lads , a lot of them coming up for sport today .
3 There was considerable interest in three limited edition prints by Russell Flint when they came up at Bloomfield auctions .
4 It was breathed against her lips , as they came up for air , and the erotic fire scorching through her made her dizzy with illicit longing .
5 Two of Queen Victoria 's night dresses failed to attract any interest when they came up for auction .
6 They came up with Osman just where the street joined up with two others .
7 They came up with solutions like extra operator-led controls and different product handling .
8 They came up in time to see the penultimate line-up .
9 And it came home to me that you know we all had to come to terms in some way with erm with what it was all about and the kids and you know and it became something of a I mean i it was the experience that we went through you know it was i it was you know something that we 'll always remember I think because it 'll always make Christmas different I think for us in a way you know but it And when they came up from South Wales with car loads and van loads and I mean we all just sobbed you know I mean there was nothing to do really you know it was just and I think anyway that was Christmas , but I mean er .
10 They come up with excuses when they 're accused of misogyny — like ‘ We do n't dis women , just some women — just bitches and ho 's ’ .
11 Aloof , distant , stylishly diving for fish , roughly ambushing seals when they come up for air .
12 so er , cos me heart was in me mouth when they come up for Christmas , and that 's the last time they were up I thought me tree 's gon na go over , you know , I thought if he pulls at me tree or anything , but , he was , he was as good as gold for not , he was n't trying to get me ornaments or anything , he was er , you know , just happy to play with his own toys , so he was n't naughty .
13 They come up to meetings which erm , this goes on to say determine not to miss a single spiritual meal both private study , meeting attendance are urgent for all , there 's nothing new here brothers it 's all things that we 've heard before and this is why sometimes we can sort of nod off because we , we sort of think well I 've heard all this before , follow theocratic ways , procedures and policies not always easy to do , but it can be done , recognizing the organization that Jehovah is using keep awake by finding your place in God 's arrangement that is n't that little corner up there , by the way , we 're not talking about that one , but finding our place where we can work for Jehovah wholeheartedly do not quibble about assignments and arrangements I think we 're all guilty of that at some time are n't we ?
14 Yeah and they 're when they come up to London they 're going
15 I think we need to plan our projects so that we can galvanize voluntary efforts as much as possible , particularly in small projects er when they come up in future .
16 It would n't do any harm , either physically or financially , to have the two of them come up to London , possibly put them up for the night .
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