Example sentences of "[noun sg] [to-vb] up the [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he later took the trouble to add up the bill he discovered that the actual cost was Fr 1,481 , around £140 : an overcharge of £40 . |
| 2 | Saturday morning , and once again a fair and breezy day , so fair that I decided to give myself a holiday from writing , and go straight after breakfast to pick up the supplies I would need for the weekend . |
| 3 | The sight of all which struck them with consternation or a kind of horror that they incontinently gave over search and with the utmost hurry and dread , throwing earth and turf to fill up the pit they made , they departed , having neither of them the courage to enter or even inspect into the further circumstances of the place ’ . |
| 4 | On his way to mop up the bathroom he stood before a mirror admiring his Egyptian slimness of hip . |
| 5 | the evidence/rationale to back up the benefits you are claiming |
| 6 | All I 'm asking is that you take time to weigh up the deal I 'm offering and — Do you have a licence ? ’ |