Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] [prep] [verb] up [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What was worrying him more , he said , was the language barrier which prevented him from linking up with his Japanese teammates . |
| 2 | Others applauded him for standing up to America . |
| 3 | Susie smiled when I thanked her for putting up with me . |
| 4 | We were doubtful as to whether Owen would lie still long enough for a back massage , but he surprised us by putting up with it for about ten minutes . |
| 5 | ‘ Still , I liked you for standin' up for me like you did . |
| 6 | They accused him of dressing up as a woman to seduce his enemies , and of fancying Elmer Fudd . |
| 7 | Until recently Saddam Hussein was supported only by a lunatic fringe in the Soviet Union ; the leader of Pamyat , an anti-Semitic group , praised him for standing up to Zionism . |
| 8 | He hoped to make amends in the 200 metres and would have started a clear favourite had first the marksman and then the referee not barred him from lining up for the heats . |