Example sentences of "[vb infin] up [prep] a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I thought I might catch up on a few chores instead . |
| 2 | I can not sum up in a few sentences what will be the substance itself of my book . |
| 3 | Do not stand up for a few moments . |
| 4 | But I could go up in a few weeks . |
| 5 | ‘ Oh , a grateful girl like me can put up with a few bruises , ’ said Dolly , sheet and blankets up to her chin . |
| 6 | ATP could always come up with a few money-spinners in its annual output , but the lavish location and studio work on Whom the Gods Love , Dean 's film on the life of Mozart , irritated board chairman Sir Stephen Courtauld , who began to argue that Dean was doing too much stage work , and had alienated George Formby . |
| 7 | The video shop did n't open up until a few minutes after ten . |
| 8 | But if Geoff does n't turn up in a few minutes . |