Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] up [verb] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'll bet he made them rope up to do the dishes . |
| 2 | He became more active in the business again , and I grew up learning the ropes . ’ |
| 3 | Early one morning , I ran up to find the horses had the same idea . |
| 4 | There between my legs , the front wheels , and I ended up holding the handlebars and staring into this wee boy 's face a look of sheer fucking terror on his face , |
| 5 | I was getting that sick I ended up signing the papers and Stephen was adopted . |
| 6 | At 5 o'clock they turned up to find the police waiting for them . |
| 7 | Often they ended up wandering the streets . |
| 8 | ‘ He gave up chasing the girls , did he ? ’ |
| 9 | After 1945 , the committee was allowed to divide itself into subcommittees , it gave up scrutinizing the estimates in detail and began to look at the way money was being spent in selected fields and how far government policy was being achieved . |