Visit informally and spontaneously.
Obtain, especially accidentally.
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Examples for "drop by "
Examples for "drop by "
1 Can I come drop by for a minute on my way home?
2 If you plan to be in the New England area drop by .
3 The broadcaster expects advertising revenue to drop by 12 percent this year.
4 I said I would drop by on my way out of Ronnie's.
5 Maybe I can drop by for a few minutes before my meeting.
1 China has seen a sharp drop in the number of new infections.
2 Daegu and Gyeongbuk province have seen a drop in new case numbers.
3 Yet that drop in yield has dimmed government bonds' appeal, some say.
4 Consumers have enjoyed their first drop in electricity prices in 15 years.
5 A new opinion poll shows a drop in support for Fianna Fáil.
1 Good news stories, these days, are very, very hard to come by .
2 Four of Illinois' conference losses have come by 10 points or less.
3 Houses were easier to come by when young and rocketed in value.
4 The fact that they'd come by cart gave him hope of others.
5 He said quietly, 'As you said, miracles are hard to come by . '
6 Teams arriving from New Zealand invariably find sleep impossible to come by .
7 Even in a good year, force horses were hard to come by .
8 But be aware, flu shots are hard to come by this year.
9 I thought what a different bed she was certain to come by .
10 Anything so easily come by could not possibly be good for us.
11 VICTORIES Statistics on South Africa's transgender population are hard to come by .
12 Surely Quinn had said he'd come by the room to get me?
13 Any clarity from the G20 may be hard to come by , however.
14 Marjorie promised to come by with the offering papers the following morning.
15 Forgive the paper as it's hard for me to come by also.
16 He said he'd come by and do it when he has time.
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This collocation consists of: Come by across language varieties