Example sentences of "so [pron] [vb past] up [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1	‘ So I took up a hold on 210 overhead the ditched pilot using Rate 1s as crosswind and base legs .
2	The tide had n't covered the pebbles yet , so I took up a handful and lobbed them at the bottle .
3	I did n't offer an opinion on that since I did n't have any , so I took up the time admiring the surroundings .
4	Then I remembered the location of a luxurious caravan a relative has near Perpignan , so I looked up the guide , and found that there are a number of crags nearby — even better .
5	I must do something , I thought , so I rang up a friend of mine called David Woolcock .
6	When Nicklaus did finally track me down he told me the bag was still mine if I wanted it , but I told him I 'd already committed myself , so I gave up the chance .
7	Jane found it cold , but her visitors found it freezing , so she turned up the thermostat to seventy .
8	One night he nearly caught her , so she climbed up a lamppost. and waited until he had gone .
9	Then she had to go back to the shop to get our fish and chips , so we bundled up the rest of the wood and , as it was dark , ventured out to see if Dad could find some customers for his new business .
10	This could have had unfortunate consequences , so we started up the motor and went on towards the beach .
11	Zacchaeus knew he would n't get a very good look at Jesus because he was too short to see over the heads of the crowd , so he shinned up a tree .
12	A Chinaman was suffering terrible toothache , so he phoned up the dentist to make an appointment .
13	But he was told that he would have to pay rent for the land until the end of time , so he gave up the idea .
14	Nevertheless he was determined to do his bit , so he gave up the firewood business and went back to the casting shop to make shell cases .
15	‘ When I bought this hat , I 'd just had a horrible haircut so it covered up the mistake nicely . ’

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