Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] [vb past] [verb] up a " in BNC.
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1 | And finally two Ayr police officers said that a shelved 1969 report showed they had picked up a man ‘ of slight build and a Glasgow accent who said his name was McGuigan or McGuinness ’ some 600 yards from the Ross bungalow in the early hours of the morning of the murder and dropped him at the bus station ; and they now declared from photographs recently shown to them that the man was William McGuinness . |
2 | The 26-year-old striker later claimed he had picked up a groin injury but then breached club regulations and widened the rift with Wilkinson by failing to turn up for training or treatment on Monday and Tuesday . |
3 | The couple were taken to police headquarters for questioning where they admitted they had picked up a man on the night of 10 July by the harbour but did not know him and had only given him a lift into town . |
4 | With five ends completed they had opened up a 39-22 lead , and at the halfway mark had all but tied up the title at a convincing 78-37 ahead . |
5 | Rosalind Wingrove , education committee chairman , said it had set up a panel to consider how best to consult parents . |
6 | In a further move , Chevron said it had set up a $5billion agreement with international banks to provide a fighting fund to fend off its rival . |
7 | Prosecution witness Isham Chandra Dutta said he agreed to set up a dummy gems company in Bombay , for a £20,000 fee , which included a mail message centre with false letterheads and invoices . |