Example sentences of "[vb past] up with the idea " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ So it came up with the idea of an amnesty on illegal weapons . ’ |
| 2 | As manager Scott Piering was overburdened with similar requests from fanzines , Morrissey came up with the idea of gathering a forum from six or seven of these fanzines . |
| 3 | The five research nurses at Abingdon Hospital , near Oxford , independently came up with the idea that there was a need for a national representative body . |
| 4 | Along with the bruises , I was left with the problem of what to do in the Grand Final , and eventually came up with the idea of a prop stool which would collapse at the touch of a button and jump up again on its own . |
| 5 | It was Alistair Bruce who came up with the idea . |
| 6 | I came up with the idea of having a sale . |
| 7 | As a way of avoiding crippling purchase tax , which only applied to completed goods , Mr Chapman came up with the idea of selling the car in kit form . |
| 8 | Determined not to let herself be beaten by such obstacles , Prue came up with the idea of a luncheon club for professional women in the Exeter area . |
| 9 | Cold fusion is the brainchild of Charles Frank , who first came up with the idea in 1947 . |
| 10 | A group of Dutch artists under the collective name of ‘ Cargo ’ recently came up with the idea of dropping 20,000 loaves of bread into the sea as an act of sacrifice ‘ from the nation ’ . |
| 11 | Local floatplane pilot Hugh Carlson , almost as a joke , came up with the idea of ‘ Why do n't we put one up on a pole ? ’ |
| 12 | After initial experiments with raised beds , ramps and customised tools some lateral thinkers from both groups came up with the idea of a wheelchair with a seat which could be lowered to the plants at ground level . |
| 13 | They came up with the idea , what did the form teacher do ? |
| 14 | MEMBERS of Southport Branch 's Service Circle each won 50 Ovations when they came up with the idea to give printed appointment cards to customers . |
| 15 | Colin came up with the idea for an environmental action cartoon for children 's television . |
| 16 | ‘ The Führer came up with the idea . |
| 17 | And Mark S , as the one who first came up with the idea , what would you like to say about it ? |
| 18 | We came up with the idea of attaching nose rings to all our players and getting someone in the kop to give a hefty tug when necessary . |
| 19 | The owners say they came up with the idea first . |
| 20 | Six months ago staff and disabled adults who use the unit came up with the idea of writing to hundreds of stars , politicians and even the Royal family … |
| 21 | But 180 years ago in America someone came up with the idea of a Temperance Society . |
| 22 | Mrs Coates came up with the idea when she realised that young people were finding their way into adult bars or congregating in the streets . |
| 23 | I mean he initially did n't wan na know and then you went on about er and came up with the idea of well I 'm very fit , the family 's fit never have any problems health wise erm the o the only thing there you , I do n't think you actually mentioned possibility of accident |
| 24 | But disappointed students , brought up with the idea that studying the subject of their choice was their legal right , appealed to the courts , who agreed with them , and so criteria for student selection became a matter for central government . |
| 25 | Born in May 1964 , Bustin , ‘ grew up with the idea that I could n't be an artist , since , one , I was n't male , and two , I was n't mad ! ’ |
| 26 | Born in May 1964 , Bustin , ‘ grew up with the idea that I could n't be an artist , since , one , I was n't male , and two , I was n't mad ! ’ |
| 27 | I think I grew up with the idea that disablement or illness was inevitable , that drugging was inevitable and that maybe being locked up or cut open was inevitable . |