Example sentences of "[adv] come [adv prt] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | After all , I had only come back for a day or two to buy some good German clothes . |
| 2 | It is my belief that anorexic speech ( or , more literally , behaviour ) consists of two quite separate and often contradictory texts , and that it is only by studying them both , in order to fit them together and so come up with an amended text , that we can understand what is going on inside the anorexic herself . |
| 3 | These beliefs , attitudes and values obviously come about as a result of the pressures stemming from material , economic , political and other forces , but , once they are in existence , they exert an influence of their own on people 's behaviour . |
| 4 | I try to think of something smart to say to hide the fact that I 'm beaten , and finally come out with a pathetic ‘ I could n't stay in this stink without puking on the carpet . |
| 5 | Sure enough , we soon come up to a party of puffin and a single guillemot . |
| 6 | instead of just going , you should of said oh I just come up for a few days |
| 7 | We had just come out of a 12.30 matinee and the street was burning in the sun and those who had come out of the theatre was cool and real but the others in the street were moving in a white light that had them like shadows . |
| 8 | It was Dinah , with her arms full of packages ; she had just come out of a cab . |
| 9 | Oh you 're on holiday for a couple of days , I mean you 'd have thought you know , since you 're on holiday just have a little drinky or two but no ca n't persuade her , ca n't you tell me why you just come out of a Yorkshire pub . |
| 10 | But even that may not help as the worker may be waylaid by those who have ‘ just come in for a form ’ or an address or have to collect their children from school in five minutes . |
| 11 | Hands are not so easy come by for a slaver . |
| 12 | always come up on a line ? |
| 13 | These things always come along as a bit of an afterthought because they are never going to make as much money as the workstation version , but Hewlett-Packard Co has now introduced its most powerful VMEbus board-level computer yet , and calls it the HP 9000 Model 742i . |
| 14 | Have you ever come out in a rash after working in the garden , and thought it might have been caused by a plant you were handling ? |
| 15 | still come down to a a ratio that has no units it 's just a a number . |
| 16 | And they still come down with a van |
| 17 | ‘ They usually come up with a couple of lesser-known names , and if I can keep the runs coming I like to think I might at least get a mention . ’ |
| 18 | Rain coming down , usually come down in a stream so you have some kind of erm mill |
| 19 | Now if you had to have all the locks changed in your house , that probably come out on an even . |
| 20 | RCA also come up with a tape cassette but shelve the idea as LPs begin to dominate the audio market . |
| 21 | In The Quick and the Dead , I had had Richie Quick come up against a similar operator . |
| 22 | They rummage around and every so often come up with a new act . |
| 23 | I often come up with an idea and keep it for later |
| 24 | But quite clearly this is a more expensive use of beds in residential establishments , when people simply come in for a matter of days or week or two weeks , rather than coming in on a permanent basis . |
| 25 | ‘ Then we would probably have a mandatory defence , which we would not duck , and then come back for a third defence against Bruno . ’ |
| 26 | Anyone who seems suitable will receive an informal visit and then come down for a more formal interview . ’ |
| 27 | It does n't always lead to an arrest by any means but it can help to solve the jigsaw and maybe come up with a welcome " good deed " . |
| 28 | The two of you — and your lawyers — will look at your financial position , at your wife 's , at how long you 've been married , whether or not she 's working ( and if she is n't , what sort of work she 'll be able to find ) and eventually come up with a sum which is supposed to be fair to both of you . |
| 29 | Those carmen are sittin' outside the wharves fer hours on end at times , an' they like ter come in fer a mug o' tea an' a chat . |