Example sentences of "[noun prp] [modal v] [verb] up the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Baker must keep up the peacemaking . |
| 2 | At the rate things were going Meredith could swallow up the budget for the entire year before the season was a quarter way through . |
| 3 | Cost £1.00 per person , Crosslink will make up the difference . |
| 4 | There is still a way out of this economic mess , if Mr Gorbachev can summon up the courage to take it . |
| 5 | ‘ Silver would put up the pirate 's flag , the Jolly Roger , ’ said Ben . |
| 6 | NSA would pick up the call with their satellites ; the British GCHQ would get it ; so would the Russians … |
| 7 | Vice-president , international operations Terry Booth will head up the operation . |
| 8 | And for those who were n't … well , no doubt Luke Hunter would turn up the charm and devise some plausible enough explanation . |
| 9 | Then Christ will deliver up the kingdom to the Father , and God will be all in all . |
| 10 | Marc would lap up the opportunity to use it against her . |
| 11 | Me an ’ Gerry 'd build up the kitchen fire and we 'd sit there and talk about what we 'd do if we won the Irish Sweepstake . |
| 12 | ‘ Trumper , you 'll follow , and Prescott will bring up the rear . ’ |
| 13 | Pittsburgh can wrap up the AFC Central division by beating Seattle if Houston and Cleveland fail to win . |
| 14 | But in this case , Everett argued , Guinness Mahon could take up the slack as the company fully expected other investors who had been too slow to meet the deadline to come in . |
| 15 | I wish Chris would pick up the phone . ’ |
| 16 | Still , at least Santa can soak up the blame . |
| 17 | But when he presented the bill to Hurley for reimbursement , Hurley refused to pay , insisting the DEA field office in Los Angeles should pick up the tab . |
| 18 | 4-0 up and with the pack apparantly in tremendous form it looked as if Gloucester would sew up the game in the first half . |