Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] [adv] [verb] up [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Their name often conjures up visions of ‘ star wars ’ , with ground-based free-electron lasers destroying incoming ballistic missiles as part of the US Strategic Defense Initiative ( SDI ) .
2 Women her age usually give up sex — she 's a few months older than me , you know .
3 The candidate dubbed himself ‘ the comeback kid ’ and his campaign steadily picked up steam .
4 Simon Halliday 's sensational defence-splitting run is brought to a halt by Gavin Hastings ' tackle — but not before the England winger gets his pass away to set up Dewi Morris 's try .
5 Does your child often tear up drawings when they go wrong ?
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