Example sentences of "[pron] [pron] [verb] up [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ramsey thought this an injustice ; he decided that his bishop was vague and naïve in his theology , someone who took up new ideas with enthusiasm and with very little precision of thought ; and yet he saw that the bishop disliked controversy and was hurt by it , and thought him to be a friend and a man of prayer . |
| 2 | ‘ It was this friend of yours who turned up this afternoon . |
| 3 | My daughters have taken you to themselves as a sister ; João I know has shown you every courtesy and kindness — and I myself give up valuable time each day to speak to you . |
| 4 | As for Monica Seles , her desire to play at Wimbledon this year , coupled with the fact that she already has the Australian title under her belt , might be all the incentive that she needs to go for that Grand Slam this year , that same Grand Slam which she passed up last year with her refusal to play the British leg of the four majors . |
| 5 | There is also Cortex which we set up last year as a process engineering consultancy with a keen interest in environmental work . |
| 6 | He has a place in Cheltenham in England which he set up some years ago , and he also has a retreat in the French alps in St Claude , and his aim , apparently , is to de-program people who have been through religious sects such as Scientologists , Moonies and now the Hare Krishnas . |
| 7 | And you can tell me who tidied up this room . ’ |
| 8 | The blue one 's the one I wipe up small stains off the floor . |
| 9 | The pink one 's the dish cloth , the little one 's the one I wipe up small spills off the floor . |
| 10 | As you can see once again the advertising is a problem in year one which takes up forty percent of our actual cost of the total product . |
| 11 | do it you ring up next time . |
| 12 | I says , well I can tell you what you phoned up three times on t' row for , I says , you 've no money again have you ? |
| 13 | A ten minute tea-break , a telephone call , a brief conversation , anything which breaks up large blocks of concentration , improves efficiency . |