Example sentences of "[vb pp] up [art] [adj] [noun sg] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The prosecution alleged that a 37-year-old man had picked up a 29-year-old woman when she was hitch-hiking from London towards Oxford , and ‘ went berserk ’ when she rejected his sexual advances . |
| 2 | Marshall completely messed up a 22nd-minute chance when he was one-on-one with Posh keeper Ian Bennett . |
| 3 | Seldom , indeed , had he drawn up a preliminary bibliography before his attention was distracted by some new or revived interest in something entirely different . |
| 4 | No market advisers could ever have dreamed up a better ploy because Laura was only enunciating theories she had always believed in . |
| 5 | Makeshift Australian opener Mark Waugh , a scorer of two half centuries in the series , appeared to have set up a winning total when he hit 108 . |
| 6 | If you did n't see it , it 's a tricky one but there 's a good way , we 've brought up a good point as well , if we look at the car when the car comes up , who said Polo ? |
| 7 | I mean , I 'm n this is no criticism because you , you could n't er , you 'd have taken up the whole hour if you 'd included examples . |
| 8 | THE owners of two Redcar amusement arcades have put up a substantial reward after their premises were burgled this week . |
| 9 | No , I 'd have thought he 'd have put up a better show than that . |
| 10 | The small stout man had kept up a constant chatter as he accompanied the two young people into Dublin city on the train . |
| 11 | Minor planning difficulties had held up the second phase so the Federation has to start with just three finished rooms . |