Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [vb pp] up the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She reached the end of the corridor , but he seemed to have given up the chase already . |
| 2 | Both derive from a deep sense of grievance and resentment against those Western powers led by the United States which are seen to have carved up the world for their own convenience . |
| 3 | The talks were seen to have opened up the possibility of a June meeting between the UNRG , political parties , church groups , employers and popular movements as a preliminary to possible direct talks between the government , the armed forces and the guerrillas . |
| 4 | The persons alleged to have picked up the letter then chase the accusers round the circle and try to catch them before they sit in the empty space , as in the previous game . |
| 5 | This three-track tape was recorded under the auspices of the GDR Studios in Darlington who seem to have rounded up the Divers and pointed them in the right direction . |
| 6 | By the following morning 's exercises — discussion of how to set about winning a Labour seat when the other candidate wo n't share a public platform with you , a mock television interview and a debate , several of the candidates who appeared strongest — including a chairman of the party 's Bow Group — seem to have given up the fight . |
| 7 | And , however badly Ratner appears to have screwed up the company 's finances — and public image — some people are said to be still willing to give him financial support . |
| 8 | The trial judge seems to have mixed up the Caldwell and Cunningham versions of recklessness . |
| 9 | The war just ended had shown up the divisions between the pro-French and the pro-English factions within Bordeaux . |