Example sentences of "[pers pn] up [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ When I had to send the Women to fetch you every step of the way , child — and pick you up every time you fell ? |
| 2 | have made you up a bed in the spare room I |
| 3 | I set you up a mini-orgy , a nice little threesome , and the minute it rocks a bit , nothing a mite of persuasion would n't put right , you start giving an address on the Greek verb ‘ to rub ’ . |
| 4 | But I never had to promise , so that 's why I thought it might cheer you up a bit . |
| 5 | ‘ But I could knock you up a couple of poached eggs or a buck rarebit — how would that do ? ’ |
| 6 | The exercise will heat you up a bit . |
| 7 | You stay right there , Rainbow , if that 's what you really want , and I 'll make you up a nice plate and we 'll pass it over to you . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Rough you up a little , yes ; but they would never have killed you . |
| 9 | Now sorry Alan I 've got to turn you up a bit you do n't mind do you ? |
| 10 | I 'm I 'm winding you up a little bit but no I mean there 's a little method in this . |
| 11 | The doctors , you know , they 've got to patch you up a bit . ’ |
| 12 | Can I bring you up a cup of tea or something ? |
| 13 | I 'll write you up a prescription for an antibiotic . |
| 14 | He said you were born old , and that you needed to have a wife to soften you up a bit . ’ |
| 15 | Shall I bring you up a tray , or will you come down ? ’ |
| 16 | And buck you up a bit . |
| 17 | It went some way to repairing their damaged pride after their defeat by Swindon Town at the weekend , Mickey Inotta was there ; Mickey it must have cheered you up a bit . |
| 18 | ‘ He wants you up the flange-plates , ’ said Tam as they sat down . |
| 19 | TAXES can be enough to drive you up the pole — and today we 're offering you the chance to ease the pain of paying . |
| 20 | But if you up the financial incentive to achieve , then that too might change ’ . |
| 21 | ‘ That bitch has led you up the garden path ! ’ |
| 22 | Shall I hire a gondola and take you up the Grand Canal to the sound of trumpets ? ’ |
| 23 | He invited you up the pitch to meet him on the drive . |
| 24 | ‘ This morning I 'm taking you up the coast to my house overlooking the Sound , and if the weather stays as good as it is at the moment we 'll spend the afternoon on the beach at Hornbaek , which means we 'll go right past Kronberg — we can even stop off and take the tour if it appeals to you . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I will escort you up the first flight of stairs , but I shall observe the proprieties by leaving you to look after yourself on the second landing . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Just that I seem to rub you up the wrong way ? |
| 27 | Somehow you can put up with and even smile at a stranger or workmate 's silly antics and daft behaviour , but when someone close to you starts rubbing you up the wrong way you 'll explode . |
| 28 | He said erm I shall ha I 'll have to send you up the hospital and you 'll have to have a you know |
| 29 | Did they try and drag you up the farm yesterday ? |
| 30 | Trying to cut you up the arse |