Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] [pers pn] [verb] up [art] " in BNC.

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1 This obviously absorbing hobby is a good stress reliever , ‘ It 's pure escapism and therapeutic — if I have had a frustrating day at work , the minute I get home I pick up a piece of modelling plastic and start modelling , ’ said Rosemary .
2 Dempsey , oh , cos by the wall , right , and you know how he digs up the floor
3 Mm I mean , you know when he gave up the drink
4 Well , you know when you get up the top you come out the school gates
5 You know the open topped buses where they go round they hold up the traffic .
6 So , there 's perhaps an idea for you is when you go back and you wan na get a bit of clout with your boss is to say well why do n't we set up a er training matrix just to check where everyone 's .
7 Picks up my navy coat , cor do n't they pick up the bits ?
8 Listen , why do n't you ring up the social editor of the Advent , and tell her about your meeting tomorrow .
9 Why do n't you count up the French words in italics and see how many you can learn by heart .
10 Bathrooms do n't have to be purely functional , so why do n't you put up a shelf , and fill it with plants .
11 Why do n't you take up the offer ?
12 Why do n't you tie up a hobby with a purely personal risk like parachuting …
13 That 's it yes ah I 'm connected with you I am on a cerebral plane connected with you our brains our interlinked you reach down you pick up the phone and you ring now .
14 See how I turn up the corners of my mouth as I tell you again , twenty-five dollars . ’
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