Example sentences of "i [vb base] [vb pp] up the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I can not believe that I 've cut up the dress he used to love me to wear and all I get for thanks is cheek . |
| 2 | ‘ I 've given up the cello for the moment , ’ said Finch . |
| 3 | He could take her away , I thought , he could just do that , he has such power to hurt me , this little furry creature who has n't even noticed that I 've given up the weed . |
| 4 | ‘ I 've locked up the cottage and when I come back in a couple of days I shall sell up my sister 's belongings . |
| 5 | If I 've set up the play that leads to goals , that 's OK by me . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I 've put up the money . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I 've concreted up the mouth of the cave and the gap in the rocks which it burst through because I wanted to hold it there for a bit longer . |
| 8 | She 's been monitoring my progress , since I 've taken up the job again , and she is far from pleased . |
| 9 | I have chopped up the Info in such a way as to make it Faxable on 2 sheets So I could do that too , at a pinch . |
| 10 | ‘ In any case , I have looked up the time of your flight . |