Easy Phrasal Verbs: Learn English verbs through conversations

31.2 came back (past tense)

31.2.1 Robert is Trevor's manager. Trevor recently asked a marketing agency called Global

Markets Ltd. to produce a marketing plan for a new project.

Robert:  Hi  Trevor.  Did  Global  Markets  come  back  to  you  with  anything

interesting?

Trevor: Yes, they came back with some good ideas.

Robert: Could you email it to me?

Trevor: Of course. I'll do it right now.

Robert: Thanks.

31.2.2 Mohammad is a company director. He is holding a meeting with his project team

about a new project they are working on.

Mohammad:  Melissa.  Could  you  give  us  an  update  on  the  advertising

plan for the project, please?

Melissa:  Yes,  of  course.  The  advertising  agency  came  back  with  some

good proposals.

Mohammad: Okay. Let's hear them.

Melissa: I'll put up their PowerPoint presentation.

Mohammad: Great. Thanks.

31.2.3 Greg is talking to his colleague, Tim, about a new product that their company is

designing.

Greg: How's the design going for the exterior of the new laptop?

Tim:  Not  good.  The  design  team  didn't  come  back  with  any  good  ideas

after last month's meeting. I had to ask them to try again.

Greg: Oh dear. Well, we won't sell the laptop if the design is just average.

It needs to be really good.

Tim: Yeah. You try telling that to the design team.

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Greg: Ha ha. No. I'll leave that to you!

Tim: Thanks.

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