Example sentences of "come [adv prt] on [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 He has attempted to come off on several occasions and at the time of interview was undergoing methadone withdrawal and has been heroin-free for two months . ‘
2 A very fair admission , McLeish thought admiringly , and made his standard speech about the need , if he might , to come back on various points as they occurred to him .
3 More than 80 children came along on some days , and many people said they hoped it would become an annual event , she said .
4 On collecting these names I began to wonder whether I was being taken in but so many came up on independent lists that the villagers sent in that I am sure they are authentic .
5 As a band , how much influence did you have over what came out on those recordings ?
6 But within minutes , confirmation was coming in on all sides : from our headquarters in London , from the teleprinter flashes , from national newspaper reporters stunned like us and now eager to hear what we thought about it .
7 So everything was coming in on different lines ?
8 All of a sudden as they like to do in Birmingham station , all the trains are coming in on different platforms from usual and and er delays here and do you know what it was ?
9 The handsome summer plumage of chocolate-brown head and neck may be coming through on some adults already , but birds which are not in good condition may not attain full breeding plumage until late spring — if at all .
10 One mishap saw a German come down on two parachutes including his reserve .
11 The visual impact of wide screen viewing still carries through on a 28in. screen , although it is unlikely that the benefit of wide screen would come through on smaller screens .
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