Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] [verb] up the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It very nearly made me give up the entire project . |
| 2 | When one cooled she picked up the other and spat to test it . |
| 3 | To the very last he consulted his own common sense rather than the orders of his doctors whom he detested because they advised him to give up the roast meats that he loved . |
| 4 | Carrie watched him go up the steep main street . |
| 5 | From the corner of her eye , she watched him pick up the first coil of rope . |
| 6 | Mungo watched him pile up the treble twenties , thinking of the small boy adopted by the woodcutter . |
| 7 | The company claimed last night that Mr Onanuga and Mr Newton now agreed they made up the whole story of Mr Lamont 's visit . |
| 8 | The programs were originally written for BBC machines because their ‘ user-defined graphics ’ facility enabled me to bring up the special phonetic symbols on screen . |
| 9 | As she went she picked up the expensive bottle of wine . |
| 10 | Did n't we have a similar streak about four/five years ago , i.e. the last year Bremner was in charge — this saw us shoot up the second division before an ignominous defeat against Shrewsbury Town ( who ? ) saw us plummet to mid table yet again . |
| 11 | Phil disappeared for twenty-four hours and had me ringing up the local police station . |
| 12 | His injuries forced him to give up the coveted mount on Cool Ground . |