Example sentences of "[vb base] i [verb] up the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You want me to pick up the tab . ’ |
| 2 | Phone if you want me to saddle up the mare and I 'll have her ready for you by the time you get down here . ’ |
| 3 | I believe I picked up the tape-recorder in much the same spirit — because I felt that whatever we did here ought to have a rather spontaneous feel to it , and yet at the same time be noticeably hard-wearing . |
| 4 | go I pick up the accent . |
| 5 | Biting back feelings of inadequacy , frustration and anger I tied up the bundle as well as I could , resigning myself to losing most of it on the way down the hill , preparing for laughter and jeers when we got to the village . |
| 6 | Now then , how do I set up the board ? |
| 7 | Trevor was not the sort of fellow who said , ‘ For art 's sake have I broken up the bar . ’ |