Example sentences of "come up to a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ A few weeks ago , someone came up to a tagger with the KWS tagging crew , ’ Boyle said . |
2 | We were coming up to a twist in the precipitous road ; as we swung round it , the wheels screamed and we seemed to swerve towards the edge of the precipice . |
3 | But this this nervous thing is a very primitive instinct and I 'm just coming up to a word I never can pronounce so you 're going to have to help me with this one . |
4 | We 're coming up to a bank holiday , and most people will be going away . |
5 | Mm yes but we 're coming up to a time when er the quantity of old people is going to be rather high than before because we 're all healthier . |
6 | The man heard or sensed him at the last moment and turned with his hands coming up to a fighting stance but Maxim feinted through them and hit him low in the stomach . |
7 | So as you come up to a roundabout , you 're thinking of the exit or exits . |
8 | Unless the horse is very sick or the swelling is severely affecting eating or breathing , it is sometimes better to delay antibiotics until the abscesses come up to a head and burst . |
9 | Sure enough , we soon come up to a party of puffin and a single guillemot . |
10 | Go past that , then there 's one or two ne ne newish buildings and then you come up to a spot where you drive in and you go up or over the concrete , that 's Norblast |