Example sentences of "[v-ing] [to-vb] up a [noun sg] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | A party , can present a list without having to put up a candidate in every or indeed in any constituency . |
| 2 | I had been trying to pick up a barman in a pub in Hammersmith . |
| 3 | A developer trying to buy up a site in a city comes across an owner who charges a ridiculously high price . |
| 4 | This year the Europa Cup was hosted by Hayling Island Sailing Club , home of the world 's largest fleet of International Canoes. 40 competitors entered , including Swedish and German teams , and spectators included a Texan trying to build up a fleet in Houston . |
| 5 | They have financial problems , like many people — and more than most if they are trying to bring up a family in London without ‘ private means ’ . |
| 6 | It was a simple story , and I would of forgotten it er , about a woman struggling to bring up a family in a depression . |
| 7 | Mind workers are now planning to set up a marquee in the garden in Borough Road for the royal celebration . |
| 8 | Four Romanians who are planning to set up a bakery in their own country have travelled to Gloucestershire to learn how to make the finest bread and cakes . |
| 9 | Gordon Bateman , who had been planning to set up an agency in Reading , Berkshire , said he had two meetings with Steen . |