Example sentences of "[to-vb] up in a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She wanted to curl up in a small ball somewhere quiet , dark and safe , and stay there until she felt capable of facing the world again . |
| 2 | Ipswich are out to sharpen up in a big way tomorrow and get back to winning ways after a draw and two defeats in the league following the FA Cup fifth round home 4–0 win over Grimsby . |
| 3 | Dr. Briant must abandon his project and restore to this unhappy baby his birthright , the chance to grow up in a real home , with real parents who will love him as he deserves to be loved . |
| 4 | You do n't want them to grow up in a sterile environment . |
| 5 | Perhaps you have always wanted to go up in a hot air balloon , appear on stage in a local amateur production or jump from a higher board at the swimming pool — well , how about it ? |
| 6 | Playing the exact same solos every night on tour is good too , because the notes are firmly ingrained in your head and that makes it harder for you to mess up in a major way , which is something that could happen if you were winging it every night . |
| 7 | Not even Jane 's tender digestion would keep her from tonight 's dancing , and nor did she have any real fear of meeting her husband , for Jane well knew Sharpe 's reluctance to dance or to dress up in a frippery uniform , but the possibility of his presence was an alarming thought that she could not resist exploring . |
| 8 | I leave my heating on during the night because I do n't want to get up in a cold flat but people I know try to save their money by living in the cold . ’ |
| 9 | The client may say , ‘ My heart was beating so fast I thought I was going to have a heart attack ’ , or , ‘ I ca n't cope any more ’ , or , ‘ I think I 'm going to end up in a mental hospital ’ . |
| 10 | If Britain is not to end up in a technological cul-de-sac , with a technical solution to managing nuclear waste confronted by massive political opposition , it must tackle a number of problems . |
| 11 | It 's not much after what you 've just been through , but I 'd hate to end up in a French jail and , as I forgot my licence , I 'm not insured to move this car . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ To show up in a new Buick is a risk not everyone wants to take . |
| 13 | The most serious problems over credit use — sometimes an extreme manifestation of one of the general problems , such as the relationship between ignorance , high-cost credit use , and over-commitment ; sometimes something quite distinct — are too rare to show up in a quantifiable way in a sample survey such as ours . |
| 14 | You have to know how to keep ahead of this game if you do n't want to wind up in a wooden trenchcoat . |
| 15 | Heavily-backed to follow up in a Listed event at Newmarket last month , King 's Signet was exposed for pace in the closing stages by Stack Rock and Garah . |