Example sentences of "come across [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm when you read it you come across strange words you know words that maybe you know you 've heard them but you would n't think of trying to write them . |
| 2 | Keep your spellings in that and when you come across new spellings put them in there . |
| 3 | But we we have these have you come across negative numbers ? |
| 4 | We are quite enjoying the Weekly Telegraph , but I have to remind myself , when I come across possible cuttings , that you have probably seen them already . |
| 5 | We also come across nervous jokes that fashionable Belgravia was to be renamed ‘ Burglaria ’ because of the frequency of house-breaking , and numerous stabs against the ineffectual reassurance of ‘ the defective police ’ , the ‘ seldom-at-Home-Secretary ’ and his ‘ not-at-Home-Department ’ . |
| 6 | Quite often while restoring antique pieces , I come across filled-in mortises or misplaced detail — evidence that they too had ruined mornings . |
| 7 | I assure you that in my professional capacity I come across many jurors who are both indigenous Britons , and quite advanced in years , who do not fit into the ‘ long tradition of honesty and fair-mindedness ’ . |
| 8 | Frequently , local researchers come across such features , but there is little published to help explain them . |
| 9 | In our work , we often come across abused children , and adults , who seem to exist in some kind of nether world , unable to express fear , anger or love and who forever , unable to have satisfying relationships , feel alone — disconnected from themselves and others around them . |
| 10 | Children come across written numbers , just as they come across written words , long before they are able to read or understand them . |
| 11 | Children come across written numbers , just as they come across written words , long before they are able to read or understand them . |
| 12 | We come across isolated pieces of information and set out to link them up . |
| 13 | Par from this happening only in the realm of serious study or occult practices , we come across numerous examples in daily life . |
| 14 | The problem with device drivers is that they have to be installed in your CONFIG.SYS file , and it is usually helpful to have an install routine guide you through the process — lord knows , just about every other program you come across these days insists on writing to CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT . |
| 15 | What do you do if you come across unusual vegetables and are n't sure how to prepare them ? |
| 16 | Has anybody come across those terms assertive aggressive and passive ? |