Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [to-vb] up a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | BETTY BOO and Boy George make a very Hattractive pair … even if one of them needs to cover up a lack of locks more than the other . |
| 2 | I tried to tidy up a bit when I first came to work here , but I soon found out I was wasting my time . |
| 3 | I tried to crush up a salt tablet in a cup and dissolve it in the water but she moaned when I held the cup to her lips and tried to turn her head away . |
| 4 | Next , I want to set up a couple of special features which will probably be planted in containers . |
| 5 | ‘ I want to set up a club for keen fly fishermen , all those anglers who pursue game fish like trout and salmon . |
| 6 | The problem is that I want to start up a shareware library , but I have no idea of how to obtain the shareware titles . |
| 7 | Independently , or in conjunction with BAIE or IPR or others , I hope to set up a seminar on Ethics in Communications , and wonder whether the PCC could be persuaded to be represented ? |
| 8 | If not , how could I begin to build up a support network ? |
| 9 | Halfway through my wash , I happened to glance up an notice one particularly well-hung lad studying my privates with a look of some amusement . |
| 10 | ‘ I like to work up an appetite for my breakfast . |
| 11 | I decided to draw up a proposal for a book which would attempt a synthesis of structuralist and feminist ideas — not with any enthusiasm , and with the hope that it would never actually get done . |
| 12 | I want you every moment of the day and night and every time I try to fold up a map . |
| 13 | ‘ I try to build up a rapport with the callers and being able to speak a little French helps , ’ she said . |
| 14 | Whichever point the patient selects , that is the age from which I start to build up a picture of the character . |
| 15 | This morning I had to connect up a video for Caroline to use and all the leads , every single lead we 've got , to connect any machine to any machine , were all bundled in like a load missing , and it took me what , five minutes to find the right leads and connect the machines up . |
| 16 | and like I thought , I had to make up an excuse why I went out ! |
| 17 | I prefer to build up an image of character , personality and surroundings before establishing such details as name , date and so on . |
| 18 | Q I wish to take up a career in outdoor activities and am looking for information on the qualifications and training needed for this kind of work . |
| 19 | I only think of myself as a housewife when I have to fill up a form . |
| 20 | ‘ I have to pick up a helper . |
| 21 | Q I plan to set up a tank for Tanganyikan cichlids . |
| 22 | ‘ I do n't like the look of yours much , Yant , ’ was his favourite expression as the two of them prepared to chat up a couple of strange girls . |
| 23 | THE chairman of a committee which aims to set up a unit in Darlington for leukaemia sufferers has renewed her pledge that all money raised will be spent as originally intended . |
| 24 | Among the lexical units which go to make up a lexeme it is possible to distinguish some that are more basic , or central , and others that are less so . |
| 25 | Many of the fragments which go to make up a scoria cone are individually big enough to be called ‘ blocks ’ or ‘ bombs ’ , according to the simple size classification . |
| 26 | There is no reason at present why you can not take a course in one country even though you intend to take up a job elsewhere . |
| 27 | If you intend to build up a show kennel , a very good quality bitch is your first priority . |
| 28 | So do you want to set up an exchange or not ? ’ |
| 29 | Mr do you want to pick up a point ? |
| 30 | " D' you want to end up a field labourer ? |