Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [to-vb] up the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He sought only to take up the challenge they had thrown down in their fight against Fascism and Britain . |
| 2 | She tried repeatedly to bring up the subject of her rapidly-disintegrating marriage . |
| 3 | THE parents of the two-year-old hooked on smoking vowed yesterday to give up the habit . |
| 4 | After the success of the centenary festival it was hoped to hold the sing outdoors again , and for the 101st event in 1987 the committee worked hard to set up the staging and prepare the venue ; but a cloudburst just an hour before it was due to start necessitated a change of plan . |
| 5 | However , he decided instead to take up the post he had been offered of Captain and Governor of the Isle of Wight . |
| 6 | The easiest way into a flat with aluminium frame windows is to use the little flap window at the top — the ventilator , only big enough for an organ grinder 's monkey , but easily opened with a knife , slipped underneath to prise up the catch . |
| 7 | As the pleasurable feelings which first fuelled my psychological addiction decreased and began to turn sour , it became easier to give up the habit , something which would not be possible with a physically addictive drug such as heroin . |