Example sentences of "[vb pp] [to-vb] up and [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Maxim wished he had made the call himself even if George had had to look up and dial the number for him . |
| 2 | For example , when price inflation was running at about 12 per cent last summer , buying on HP would have meant monthly payments about 10 per cent higher than those needed to save up and buy the same thing later . |
| 3 | He 's er got to ring up and make an appointment then go and have it , it is , we are , we would like to invite you to have a look round our shop and see what you can do . |
| 4 | Indeed , just as with a demonstrative , so with the definite description in ( 18 ) , the addressee is invited to look up and identify the referent . |
| 5 | He was invited to get up and conduct the band half way through the evening which , according to eyewitnesses , he did with gusto . |
| 6 | Local Galatic holidaymakers are now being invited to sign up and receive a free certificate of registration and luggage labels in preparation for their travel . |
| 7 | Turnpike trusts were formed to keep up and improve the " King 's Highway " . |
| 8 | Barry Overton was appointed to set up and head the plastics environmental affairs group with Gordon Head and Sue Ward in charge of polymers [ Melinar PET and Propathene PP ] and Bob Dye in control of PET and PP film . |
| 9 | ‘ There were times when I just wanted to give up and catch the next train home , ’ said Bill , ‘ but it was the thought of all the people at home praying for us and wishing us well that kept us going . ’ |
| 10 | The children are allowed to sit up and watch the programme when it finally goes out ( Howard has bought a small portable television set for the occasion ) . |
| 11 | A child , allowed to stay up and watch the ball 's beginning , stared wide-eyed from a balcony , while the Countess tapped her stick on the parquet floor in time to the music . |
| 12 | He was tempted to hang up and call the RCO number to see if this was the case , but something told him no ; there was an authentic quality to Reynolds ' agitation that could n't be defined but was nevertheless persuasive . |