Example sentences of "[vb infin] up [pos pn] [noun sg] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The prescription read : 1 lb beefsteak , with 1 pt bitter beer , every six hours 1 ten mile walk every morning 1 bed at 11 sharp every night and do n't stuff up your head with things you do n't understand . |
| 2 | On 1 January 1559 , the ‘ Beggars ' Summons ’ was nailed to the doors of the Scottish friaries , demanding in the name of the ‘ Blind , Crooked , Bedridden , Widows , Orphans and all other poor , so visited by the hand of God as may not work ’ , that the friars should give up their patrimony by Whitsun . |
| 3 | IT does n't surprise me that a survey showed very few Britons would give up their pet for £1m . |
| 4 | At that point — and discovering such identity of meaning may take some time — children should give up their form in favour of the conventional one for that meaning ( Clark , 1987 , 1988 ) . |
| 5 | Merleau-Ponty 's response was to argue that history itself had shown Marxist philosophy to have been flawed ; such philosophy must therefore give up its claim to truth . |
| 6 | The minister disagreed with Lord Carlisle 's recommendation that the Home Secretary should give up his veto over decisions by the Parole Board in cases involving ‘ the worst kind of offenders ’ . |
| 7 | In April Neville Chamberlain had told Davidson he must give up his post as party Chairman . |
| 8 | This claim about human nature is then followed by the assertion that we could never gain adequate evidence for a holist theory , and so could never give up our view of individuals as basically autonomous actors : |
| 9 | In order to claim that you have been constructively dismissed , you must give up your job in response to the breaking of your contract . |
| 10 | Mum would dish up my plate of food , and I 'd go and sit down with it and he 'd get up . |
| 11 | Elaine and Michael Artus , their savings wiped out , will keep up their fight for compensation . |
| 12 | I feel that it 's about creating the warmth and security at home , in school , wherever they are , from outside to help build up their sense of warmth and security from within , and to enable them to learn how to deal with some of these issues so that they can cope with the difficulties of life when they grow up . |
| 13 | This in turn will build up their confidence in English which they will carry with them throughout their English learning careers . |
| 14 | If you can improve the power of your calf muscles you will find that you can build up your mileage without difficulty . |
| 15 | Part of that service was doubtless to help Simon build up his following of midlands knights , for Peter was well connected locally — in 1260–2 , six Warwickshire/Leicestershire knights acted as his pledges ( Public Record Office , JUST 1/953 , mm.1d,7 ; 954 , m.23d ) . |
| 16 | Wycombe will make up their game in hand at Moss Lane this afternoon and go three points in front if they beat struggling Altrincham . |
| 17 | Morris could never make up his mind about Enoch . |
| 18 | He could not make up his mind about Swayne . |
| 19 | The intrusive chronicling ‘ I ’ ca n't even make up his mind about numbers . |
| 20 | Turtle Island who won at Royal Ascot , Leopardstown and York has done most so far but at this point in time I could n't make up my mind between Turtle Island and my other two big race winners , State Performer and Stonehatch . |
| 21 | ‘ 111 Sides ’ is an artistic statement whose clarity of aim , musical achievement and depth of vision would make a dog puke up its ring in horror at how pompous , unfunny , dull , long-winded and self-indulgent Bobo The Pop Star can be after a couple of hits . |
| 22 | The army believes the new traning centre will help them step up their fight against terrorism . |
| 23 | Who needs a loan when you can top up your income by despatch-riding in London at Christmas ? |
| 24 | He had been instrumental in getting Volkov released so she could take up her appointment in Geneva . |
| 25 | Nick James has been appointed to the newly created post of General Manager and Secretary of the St Andrews Links Trust and will take up his position on January 1 1993 . |
| 26 | The young Gian did not take up his position in society , however , preferring to travel and to spend his money on his collection . |
| 27 | It 's not yet known who will take up his position in Gloucestershire . |
| 28 | It was true what they had said ; he ought to get to bed and rest ; ought to take a break from his duties for a day or so and let Li Yuan take up his burden as Regent . |
| 29 | Mr Patient , who will take up his post in January , is the first UK representative on the IAPC to be appointed chairman . |
| 30 | It would also have meant he could not take up his place at Yale Law School , which he felt was an essential part of his preparation for political life . |