Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [verb] up [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This also encourages them to chase up the referees . |
| 2 | Mrs Putt might want a stall cleared out and fresh straw put in for some company she 's expecting , or she 'll want me to hitch up a carriage so she can go visiting . |
| 3 | Help your children to make the most of their leisure time by encouraging them to take up a sport or join a local youth club |
| 4 | Perhaps he thought it might make me nip up a bit quicker with his morning tray . ’ |
| 5 | They had gunpowder and very sophisticated engineering devices well before the west , but one can document the fact that the Chinese gave up science , rather dramatically , erm in subsequent centuries , simply because they lost faith that there was any underlying order in nature to be discovered , that it was their background religion and philosophy which led them to give up the idea of unravelling the structure of the universe . |
| 6 | Remember to keep these screws well back , to be hidden by the frame , because although the Faithful kneeling at the altar are meant to have their minds on other things , this is professional woodwork and we do n't want them peering up the legs of our fixings . |
| 7 | They asked me to set up a buffet for a press launch , then they said it was for me ! ’ |
| 8 | The patient 's requirement for frequent repetition of the Phosphorus led me to make up a 5ml dropper bottle as the stock bottle i.e. the LM granule dissolved in 5mls of water and alcohol instead of 100mls . |
| 9 | ‘ You want me to pick up the tab . ’ |
| 10 | You want me to blow up a railroad station ? ’ |
| 11 | Phone if you want me to saddle up the mare and I 'll have her ready for you by the time you get down here . ’ |
| 12 | This is a unique chance for them to retain the use of this line and I urge them to keep up the pressure . |
| 13 | SINGER Patty Smyth attacked two policeman after she caught them beating up a friend in New York . |
| 14 | Georgina wants me to tidy up the manuscript before she lets Gasset and Lode have it . |
| 15 | The kids helped me pile up the slabs and we ‘ borrowed ’ a barrow from the house-renovators next door to transport the broken humps of concrete , via some wobbly ramps , to a spoil heap up the garden . |
| 16 | ‘ I used to love listening to Elvis records , which helped me pick up the lingo , and now everyone in the business calls me the Rocking Singh . |
| 17 | Once all the letters are found , the object is to unscramble them to make up the phrase and you can make the first person the winner . |
| 18 | Er I suggest you pick up the phone and you give us a call now on , alright ? |
| 19 | You were staying at the Imperial when I phoned you to set up the interview last week . |
| 20 | I want somebody whose sitting there listening to the radio sort of er just relaxed and I I just want you to pick up the phone and ring . |
| 21 | The separation of to and the infinitive by introducing an adverb or phrase : I want you to gently pick up the box instead of I want you to pick up the box gently . |
| 22 | When you 've finished with the reptiles , I want you to round up a group of humans . |
| 23 | I want you to draw up the will exactly as I 've said , and let me have it as soon as possible . ’ |
| 24 | Often Hickey is besieged by fans who want him to turn up the vocals and they make their point forcibly . |
| 25 | I helped her keep up the house . |
| 26 | There was a warmth and a charm about him that made for easy relations with most people , even the press , and they helped him build up the confidence that was needed all round . |
| 27 | It is the only course in the United Kingdom which will qualify her to set up a dance and fitness college in the province — a business , she believes , which will afford her children security for the future while fulfilling their mother 's lifelong ambition . |
| 28 | With Mark and Babur it comes up a lot . |
| 29 | But neighbours say it brightens up the area and they want it to stay . |
| 30 | Another has been tested by P T Breuer ( 1991 ) , who used it to speed up a game playing program . |