Example sentences of "[vb past] clear up the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In unspoken agreement mother and son began clearing up the debris . |
| 2 | He was still grinning when he left the centre and as Rachel began clearing up the soiled dressings she strained her ears to hear what was being said in the office . |
| 3 | With a feeling of being ill-used she started to clear up the remains of last night 's dinner , while drinking a freshly squeezed orange juice , then eating a bowl of cereal . |
| 4 | It was after six when she got home and started clearing up the detritus of lunch . |
| 5 | Melanie went to clear up the broken toy . |
| 6 | And erm , and then on the Sunday morning , it was the local tradespeople erm who were taking down the Christmas trees and things , they had to clear up , they did n't have to but they did clear up the mess , it was a disgrace . |
| 7 | In Scotland , by 0830 on the Sunday the sappers had cleared up the site , breakfasted , packed up their tents and kit , loaded the vehicles and parked them safely away from the danger area . |