Example sentences of "in [noun sg] [verb] up [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The lady in green pursed up her lips . |
| 2 | With tears pouring down his face , the young captain in charge drew up his men , kissed the US Army attache " goodbye on both cheeks , and drove away . |
| 3 | In another step , a ministerial committee announced on March 19 a plan to dissolve Lebanon 's 10 militias , which had agreed in principle to give up their arms . |
| 4 | Angel Alcalde , who became a deputy for United People ( Herri Batasuna — HB ) , the political wing of ETA , following the assassination on Nov. 20 , 1989 , of Josu Muguruza , an HB deputy in the Cortes [ see p. 37050 ] , was released from prison by order of the courts on Dec. 1 in order to take up his seat . |
| 5 | For example , in discussing ‘ duration ’ he compares the relative speeds of the narrating and the story , and in order to draw up his table he needs to begin with a non-existent form , a ‘ hypothetical reference zero ’ where the duration of the narrative exactly matches the duration of the events narrated — an ‘ isochronous narrative ’ which , as he says , does not exist . |
| 6 | Traditionally people made pancakes in order to use up their eggs and fat before the fasting of Lent . |
| 7 | Edward , a great believer in cold baths and the restorative power of long walks ( of between 25 and 50 miles ) , began to use dumb-bells in order to tone up his body and produce more muscles . |
| 8 | Pension funds , in particular , are interested in buying investment trusts that have a wide discount to net asset value in order to build up their portfolios . |
| 9 | Whatever the exercise , start gradually and increase the duration progressively in order to build up your endurance and fitness . |
| 10 | SUPPORT or INTERVENTION : When a government intervenes in market to prop up its currency . |
| 11 | teacher 's nose he or she will think it 's a brilliant laugh to give you so much detention that you 'll be lucky to leave the class in time to pick up your pension . |