Example sentences of "[pron] up [prep] the [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You can turn them up to the most incredible volume and strum them very lightly , and you get a really lovely sound . |
| 2 | The result is that ordinary motorists can now pick them up at the more respectable auctions for less than the price of an everyday family car . |
| 3 | ‘ They spend their entire lives trying to match me up with the most unsuitable women you could possibly hope to meet . ’ |
| 4 | Or should she simply let things take their course , give herself up to the almost overwhelming attraction Joss Barnet had for her ? |
| 5 | It seems she dressed herself up in the most provocative way possible when she got into this state and behaved like a caricature of the rich foreigner . |
| 6 | Feeling rather conspicuous in her towel and bikini , she followed him up to the palatially decorated VIP suite , and into the bathroom — trying not to notice the bedroom they passed through on the way . |