come up to
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“All the time, people come up to me ... and they say ‘thank you so much.’
From Los Angeles Times
He recalled how back in the early-mid 80s, his relaxed-looking band had been told by talent scouts who had come up to take a look at them that they "didn't have an image".
From BBC
“I did not ask the security guard to go up and talk to this mother and child. ... They did not come up to me. They weren’t doing anything.”
From Los Angeles Times
It was the best moment in every day, when he came up to tuck us in.
From Literature
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We were coming up to the crossing of Quagmire Road and the Hog Scald Road, where there’s a high screen of hedge apple.
From Literature
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