Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] [verb] up [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After she completed her degree course , they moved to the United States , where she took up an appointment as an instructor in English at Smith College . |
| 2 | And where she blows up the lorry . |
| 3 | ‘ They find accommodation where they set up a nursery , then sit back and wait for the right opportunity to arise . |
| 4 | The children , their father Jim and other members of the first UK medical expedition to Everest , were on Aonach Mor , near Fort William , yesterday where they set up an imitation base camp for the benefit of the press and potential sponsors . |
| 5 | ‘ The tree in the forest , where he sealed up the dybbuk … ’ |
| 6 | Having made such progress in Sheffield , I felt it was time to move back to home ground , so I set up a CHE group in Rotherham . |
| 7 | Back at the tent it is getting late , so I set up the Trangia and cook myself a meal . |
| 8 | The lump is not ready to answer , so I turn up the pressure : ‘ He ai n't gon na say nothing . |
| 9 | ‘ So I took up a hold on 210 overhead the ditched pilot using Rate 1s as crosswind and base legs . |
| 10 | The tide had n't covered the pebbles yet , so I took up a handful and lobbed them at the bottle . |
| 11 | I did n't offer an opinion on that since I did n't have any , so I took up the time admiring the surroundings . |
| 12 | Then I remembered the location of a luxurious caravan a relative has near Perpignan , so I looked up the guide , and found that there are a number of crags nearby — even better . |
| 13 | I must do something , I thought , so I rang up a friend of mine called David Woolcock . |
| 14 | When Nicklaus did finally track me down he told me the bag was still mine if I wanted it , but I told him I 'd already committed myself , so I gave up the chance . |
| 15 | Jane found it cold , but her visitors found it freezing , so she turned up the thermostat to seventy . |
| 16 | One night he nearly caught her , so she climbed up a lamppost. and waited until he had gone . |
| 17 | Mona was quiet , hardworking and extremely stubborn , anxious to be agreeable ; but once she took up a position — or got caught in one — she was obstinately immovable and this had often brought her into conflict with Moran . |
| 18 | Then she had to go back to the shop to get our fish and chips , so we bundled up the rest of the wood and , as it was dark , ventured out to see if Dad could find some customers for his new business . |
| 19 | This could have had unfortunate consequences , so we started up the motor and went on towards the beach . |
| 20 | The non-crystalline , that is the amorphous cellulose , has no mechanism for protecting its hydroxyls from moisture , since most of them are not firmly attached to their neighbours , and so they pick up a shell , round each hydroxyl , of any water molecules which are available . |
| 21 | ‘ Most include plant extracts which have a stimulating effect on the circulation so they top up the benefits of a massage and boost your blood flow for a little longer . |
| 22 | In 1908 the Standard was not printing photographs and , although it took up the art form in the 1920 's and it is a curiosity to learn that the first photograph it published to do with the Club was in fact of the Opening Match , but 50 years after the event . |
| 23 | Mark Hughes slotted in comfortably at centre-back , although he picked up a booking and went close to receiving a red card . |
| 24 | Zacchaeus knew he would n't get a very good look at Jesus because he was too short to see over the heads of the crowd , so he shinned up a tree . |
| 25 | A Chinaman was suffering terrible toothache , so he phoned up the dentist to make an appointment . |
| 26 | But he was told that he would have to pay rent for the land until the end of time , so he gave up the idea . |
| 27 | Nevertheless he was determined to do his bit , so he gave up the firewood business and went back to the casting shop to make shell cases . |
| 28 | ‘ When I bought this hat , I 'd just had a horrible haircut so it covered up the mistake nicely . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ I 'd been getting records on tick from Billy for ages , ’ explains Havanna 's Tony Scott , ‘ so I said to him ‘ If I make up a record , would you square up the bill ? ’ |
| 30 | Yes and there If I If I pull up a bit and back out there . |