Example sentences of "[vb infin] [vb pp] up [prep] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was all the harder because I could have given up at any moment . |
| 2 | Normally she would have clammed up at that juncture . |
| 3 | ‘ They may have saved up for this holiday for years . ’ |
| 4 | Marcus could have turned up at any moment . |
| 5 | Melanie could easily have grown up into that sort of woman . |
| 6 | Beneath the overwhelming memories of physical delight there were fears — a fear that she might not have measured up in some way . |
| 7 | I said , ‘ Goodness me , if you were really ill , you could never have stood up to this trip the way you have . |
| 8 | Of course it did I , I , I was able to , I was able to pick up , and I used to clear up crimes which I know that some of the others would n't have cleared up at that time . |
| 9 | But I think , within the next hundred years , the rivers of blood spilt in the name of religion will have dried up for all time . |
| 10 | ‘ And how 'd you get mixed up with that layabout ? |
| 11 | Jane could not get worked up about any car . |
| 12 | It was ridiculous , letting herself get worked up into this state . |