Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] up [verb] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Newtown Coaches , from Reeth Place , Newton Aycliffe , was told by Durham County Council it must give up running the route from Darlington to Bishopton after complaints about the service . |
| 2 | Hailsham , in an article in the Daily Express , of 3 September , called for an election , to be fought on party lines , with the aim of securing a Conservative majority for protection , The government , Hailsham said , should hurry up to complete the purpose for which it was formed , namely the balancing of the budget , and then go to the country on party lines . |
| 3 | For some reason she found herself obsessed with the idea that she should get up to lay the table . |
| 4 | They may land up building the centre outside Europe — in Silicon Valley or Tokyo . |
| 5 | ‘ You 'll end up waving a stick with a star on it . |
| 6 | If you just want to give the ball a tonk with your new Krypton-shafted driver , you 'll end up spending the day knee-deep in heather . |
| 7 | If you just stand around waiting for the enemy to come to you then of course your ladz will get bored , and naturally they 'll start to get a bit fractious , then inevitably they 'll end up failing an Animosity test probably just when you do n't want them to . |
| 8 | If he could give up smoking the Army in Sri Lanka would benefit by another one hundred and thirty dollars a month . |
| 9 | Workers in the nuclear industry could face up to double the risk of contracting leukaemia than the rest of society according to a report published today . |
| 10 | But I think cancer is a particular taboo because with cancer you could end up losing a leg , an eye quite suddenly , or a breast . |
| 11 | ‘ People used to queue up to get a pub but that 's all stopped now . |
| 12 | Despite it all , though , you may end up looking a bit foolish if you find you 've been barking up the wrong tree . |
| 13 | Highland Region 's track record over planning standards gives cause for concern that , despite objections , the council may end up passing a proposal or design that would n't get a second glance in a national park or a city . |
| 14 | Parents may end up fighting the children 's battles and undermining each other 's attempts at discipline . |
| 15 | He would reach up catch the chain on the left hand side with his hook — a quick pull — a plop and on came the light — and the poor chap had to circle the city again in the morning and pull down the right hand side to extinguish them . |
| 16 | It was said that Ago and its ancillaries would end up costing the taxpayer £1.5 billion . |
| 17 | You would go in there planning to discuss , say , her habit of ogling men in restaurants or her inability to repay money she had borrowed , or her ability to disseminate confidences throughout the whole of Wimbledon about five minutes after they had been imparted to her , and you would end up discussing the state of affairs in Europe , the merits of Beethoven , or , more usually , your own deficiencies . |
| 18 | After another penny tram ride Charlie was beginning to wonder where he would end up spending the night . |
| 19 | Who would have thought that the terribly modern Carter would end up having a crack at the Christmas Number One with a song written in the 1950s and once covered by Elvis Presley ? |
| 20 | I would say for people attending Day Centres , the majority of people will end up paying the charge , or a reduced level of charge , because it 's not all or nothing , we can waive part of the charge as well . |
| 21 | Comfort , practicality and ease of care are attractive to office workers and hill walkers alike and the flexibility of lightweight trousers means that most of us will end up owning a pair or two , regardless of our outdoor interest . |
| 22 | Posters will go up to advertise the reward scheme and the animal lovers hope some of the shocking facts and figures included would spur the public into action . |
| 23 | There is a long catalogue of people who will queue up to write the Secretary of State 's epitaph . |
| 24 | For example , if you are embarking on Julia in Two Gentlemen of Verona and her Proteus letter , it is as well to have a sheet of paper that you can tear up to make the scene start with a dramatic focus and give the lines some action . |
| 25 | But the English you can end up doing a lot of scrapping for your finish |