Example sentences of "[to-vb] [verb] up in [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Poke ’ is an Anglo-Saxon word for ‘ sack ’ , and a ‘ pig in a poke ’ was a suckling pig taken to market tied up in a sack and sold that way , sight unseen . |
| 2 | ‘ We have to finish tidying up in the kitchen , sir . ’ |
| 3 | Parti-coloured hose with cap and bells were not worn until the Middle Ages , and , fetching though Jilly 's wimple is , she 's going to get caught up in the blackberry bushes before the day is out . |
| 4 | Such an experience may be demoralising if you 're unlucky to get caught up in the tangle . |
| 5 | PLAYER : It costs little to watch , and little more if you happen to get caught up in the action , if that 's your taste and times being what they are . |
| 6 | We were n't going to get mixed up in a job , when we were going home off duty . |
| 7 | In the main , they both consisted of boys and young men who were rather more reluctant to join in the ritual chanting and singing and were even less keen to get mixed up in the aggro . |
| 8 | Ah , women 's tradition that eh , seems to have grown up in the workplace , or maybe it 's it er , nested outside the workplace originally , is er , when a bride gets dressed up , we must all be familiar with that er , when she 's going to get married and carries a chanty round about to make a collection |
| 9 | Because it 's silly to stay locked up in a house just because you 're afraid of someone . " |
| 10 | Mr Goodman adds that the company was fortunate to have started up in the recession , because services could be had more cheaply than in easier times . |