Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] [vb pp] up [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though the unit had long since given up any pretence of cooling the room , it did turn out to have a curious talent for magnifying the pigeons ' footfalls so that their tap dance rang out like a drum-roll at six every morning . |
| 2 | She is past the menopause and she and Abraham have long since given up sexual intercourse . |
| 3 | As yet you probably do not know what Charge Codes you want to use , so just set up one storage directory under Charge Code 0001 , for use by the LIFESPAN Manager , at present . |
| 4 | Is my hon. Friend aware that there was a serious fall-off in the number of people presenting themselves for eye tests for a considerable period after the charges were introduced and that the current figures show that we have not yet made up that gap ? |
| 5 | Unfortunately , the government has not yet backed up this realization with sufficient hard cash , and the benefits available for supporting relatives are paltry compared to the costs incurred by the state if someone is in long-term institutional care . |
| 6 | But no one else has ever even wound up that chain . |