Example sentences of "[prep] [pos pn] [noun pl] [verb] up [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Nayar case also illustrates my earlier comments on the anthropologists ' use of the term " society " and of their attempts to set up typologies of societies of various kinds . |
| 2 | We have not won any Oscars , but the majority of our recommendations notched up gains of between 20% and 60% . |
| 3 | Once their children are old enough they migrate to town and with their savings start up businesses , often forming a syndicate with other women . |
| 4 | When , ultimately , they fail in their efforts to give up drink or drug use , they become exceedingly fearful and ashamed and may even believe themselves to be insane . |
| 5 | Then he had been taken to a torture room , where he was told , ‘ it is in your interests to give up resistance and to co-operate . ’ |
| 6 | During the Second World War , many of the world 's armies were in foreign lands , and countries had to send music and entertainment to their forces to keep up morale . |
| 7 | More than 1.5 million calls have swamped a free telephone bank set up a month ago by his employees to sign up volunteers . |