Example sentences of "[det] [noun pl] [verb] up [pos pn] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the most memorable nights was spent in a Romanian refugee camp at Terni where some refugees gave up their beds to that the three friends wold be as comfortable as possible . |
| 2 | But there were a good few tears backed up my tracks and now was as bad a time as any . |
| 3 | These words sum up her intention and feelings , expressing the result of two years of preparation for a show that came to mean so much for the many artists participating in the event . |
| 4 | ‘ You know more ways to fold up my marriage than any other man living . ’ |
| 5 | There are still examinations but students are allowed to take them several times to build up their confidence . |
| 6 | After casting about in vain for several minutes to pick up their quarry 's lost line , their frustration had abated into impatience and Satan had led the pack off in the direction of the tree-line to the westward . |
| 7 | I have made it absolutely clear from the outset that I would not in any circumstances give up my family 's present interest in Blackpool FC . |
| 8 | And died of hypothermia , Preston surmised , because she did n't have enough newspapers shoved up her vest . |
| 9 | On Jan. 20 the Supreme Council failed to win enough votes to set up its part of a joint parliament-government commission to implement the state of emergency . |
| 10 | Exeter DAA have announced dates for their popular matches on the Exeter Canal between March and June — the time of year when most matchmen hang up their poles . |