Example sentences of "[vb infin] up [prep] the first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do n't give up at the first mistake ; ask God to forgive you and help you to start all over again . |
| 2 | I could double up on the first hit and get better odds . ’ |
| 3 | But young couples are often surprised , even shocked , by the ferocity of the rows that can suddenly blow up in the first year or two of marriage . |
| 4 | ‘ How did you meet up in the first place ? |
| 5 | Two more previews to go , and then , at seven o'clock on the Thursday ( early so that the critics could get their copy in ) , the curtain would go up on the first night proper of The Hooded Owl . |