Example sentences of "'d [vb pp] up [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Until now , he 'd given up hope that such a burgeoning time would ever come again . |
| 2 | Of course , he 'd given up medicine to pursue comedy , but he was absolutely at his best when caring for others . |
| 3 | He 'd given up woodwork , having driven a splinter through his thumbnail . |
| 4 | Erm er I was concerned when my Noble Friend said that he 'd looked up Hallsbury but that it did n't contain the right words , er er I rather wonder whether he looked up so to speak the right version or the last version . |
| 5 | but for some reason we 'd been to Gateshead , and I 'd looked up food processors in the Argos catalogue |
| 6 | He 'd picked up dysentery at a game fair in Hampshire ! ’ |
| 7 | I think you had a little bit of a soft spot for Poole did n't you , and you 'd have quite liked to have gone there and a little bit perhaps disappointed when you heard that they 'd picked up Marvin Cox ? |
| 8 | Well not disappointed that they 'd picked up Marvin Cox because obviously they 're going to need a very strong side if they 're going to win anything so erm you know , with guys like Marvin around , then it 's got to be a good idea , you know , they 've obviously made a big jump there to grab someone they think 's going to make a difference . |
| 9 | ‘ A lot of the boys would n't believe John , he 'd made up stories before , but all the girls believed me . |
| 10 | He 'd soaked up atmosphere , as he had intended — my God he had . |
| 11 | Yes , of course — how silly of me , they 'd gone up market now , and it was funeral directors ' suppliers I needed . |
| 12 | ‘ I did n't know you 'd taken up cookery ! |
| 13 | ‘ So it could hardly have taken you by surprise that she 'd started up life with a different partner . ’ |
| 14 | After she 'd cleared up lunch she hoisted Ethel 's huge ox heart out of its water on to the chopping board . |