Example sentences of "came across some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perusing my library shelves recently , in a largely fruitless search for scholarly references with which to stiffen this article , I came across some evidence supporting that contention . |
| 2 | Similarly , in their life history studies of secondary teachers , Sikes , Measor and Woods came across some subject teachers who felt distinctly uncomfortable with the approaches they were required to adopt in other subject areas : |
| 3 | In the course of work on the Mesozoic rocks of the High Atlas mountains of Morocco , I came across some deposits in the Upper Jurassic near Imouzzer-des-Ida-ou-Tanane which I could only interpret as having resulted from the effect of storms on lagoonal sediments ( plates 4.5 and 4.6 ) . |
| 4 | Oxford led me back to Nottingham : whilst at St Antony 's I came across some pamphlets published by Spokesman — the imprint of the Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation Ltd , where I have spent nine of the last twelve years . |
| 5 | Like , if you came across some boys drinking in that driveway [ pointing to a small car park ] , like , first of all you 'd just say , ‘ Come on boys , you 'll have to move on , built-up area and all that . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ We came across some people from Papua New Guinea who were selling handicrafts and were confronted with a boatload of western tourists — all convinced they could buy for a knock-down rate . |