Example sentences of "[pers pn] [to-vb] up [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Any more than it 's possible for me to work up at the college with all those strapping lads running round in jockey shorts and have no reaction whatsoever . ’ |
| 2 | She wrote to him quite sharply , not caring who read her letter , that : — it is impossible for me to post a gun as you ought to know you foolish man for what would the post office officials think were I to turn up with a gun to send ? |
| 3 | He wants you to go up to the villa . ’ |
| 4 | Since general public speaking courses are not preparing you to give a particular speech , but to give speeches in general , the first task is simply to get you to stand up in a room full of people and ask you to speak about anything you like for three minutes . |
| 5 | How long does it usually take you to come up with a solo that meets the demanding criteria you 've just described ? |
| 6 | I do n't normally sort of insist on people looking at the , the biographical background for the , but it 's crucial with Donne for you to pick up on a lot of the |
| 7 | ‘ So now , my dears , there 's two of you to warm up by the fire ! ’ |
| 8 | It 's just — I want to go home and tell them to shut up about the exam results and let me do my own thing and leave me alone . |
| 9 | ‘ I rarely get away from church without someone finding something for me to do up at the manor . |
| 10 | This irritates the worms sufficiently to cause them to crawl up to the surface immediately , where they can be collected easily in daylight . |
| 11 | Now going back to this handicraft , although I said I really did n't want to be committed to all the meetings , I 'm quite happy to carry on with the handicraft , providing you do n't expect me to turn up at every meeting . |
| 12 | And that , as long as they did n't expect me to turn up to every committee meeting . |
| 13 | They all turned towards her when she entered and way was made for her to go up to the counter . |
| 14 | Go to a hairdresser , ask him or her to come up with a style that suits you , your hair , your lifestyle , and emerge looking and feeling great . |
| 15 | In MAKING IT BETTER , the improbably , coolly glamorous Jane Asher plays Diana Harrington , half of a couple who work for the BBC and have sex problems : her husband of 20 years tells her he is leaving her to set up as an homosexual , an announcement which seems to disturb her less than a wheel clamp . |
| 16 | Yeah , it 's just , I do n't want him to start up in the summer again |
| 17 | When Nora came she would get her to run up to the flat and root out that paste thing she 'd once bought on a whim at Selfridges . |
| 18 | At the Queen Street entrance she caught a glimpse of a red-clad figure running as fast as her legs would carry her to keep up with the woman who was taking her away . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'll bet she 'd like him to end up at the foot of the cliff , ’ said a voice . |
| 20 | He must expect her to get up off the bed and kiss his cheek , say good-night , see you in the morning , go out quickly and close the door behind her . |
| 21 | I do n't want her to end up with the sort of empty life I 've got to look forward to . |
| 22 | He soon calmed down , then went across and fussed over her to make up for the rumpus , though it had n't bothered her in the slightest . |
| 23 | It 's easy and it would have been easy for me to get up on a platform or to go into the department and say , look lads , you know , we feel that you 're justified in walking out the door . |
| 24 | The French government actually wants this archaically hide-bound professional body to reform itself and become more competitive , but is expecting it to come up with a solution itself . |
| 25 | Recent storms have obviously set them loose , causing them to wash up on the shoreline . |
| 26 | One of the factors that led me to sign up with the DIA was the idea that I might be able to do something for my friend Jerry Levin , who had been taken hostage in Beirut by Hezbollah , but as it happened he was released before I got out there . |
| 27 | You know why she did n't want us to go up into the bathroom ? |
| 28 | He encourages us to face up to the question how useful educational qualifications really are in getting jobs . |