Example sentences of "[noun] come a cropper " in BNC.
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| 1 | Five riders came a cropper and the meeting was abandoned . |
| 2 | South Shields and Redcar drew 1–1 , while in the Premier League , Norton came a cropper at Ramgarhians , losing 4–2 to goals from F Mathuru , Pefull and H Mathuru ( 2 ) . |
| 3 | Women 's National champion , Melissa Watson , who races with the Swindon team came a cropper . |
| 4 | It so happened that the first person to come a cropper on the steps was the warden Jane Cartwright , who was a good deal younger and more agile than those in her care . |
| 5 | ‘ I knew about the pit , of course , since Betty Yaxlee came a cropper in it Friday morning . |
| 6 | All in case his own knight came a cropper and he had to change horses in mid stream . |
| 7 | CLINTON COMES A CROPPER |
| 8 | Especially when the usual Boys ’ Club up there can hardly wait to see the highest-ranking female in the industry 's history come a cropper . ’ |
| 9 | Kari comes a cropper |
| 10 | The only time the ace dealer comes a cropper here is when he stumbles across a client who works in the oil trade . |