Example sentences of "not [verb] up the [noun] 's " in BNC.
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| 1 | Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu reportedly attempted to persuade Ozawa , his main ally and patron , not to give up the secretary-general 's post ( which he had held since August 1989 when Kaifu became Prime Minister — see p. 36850 ) . |
| 2 | She was grateful that Sylvie had not taken up the Princesse 's invitation to join them for the holidays and , a little guiltily , that Leo had n't either . |
| 3 | Until the Sheffield incident , the MoD had abided by an agreement with Exocet 's French manufacturers that the British would not open up the missile 's guidance section . |
| 4 | But when they did n't pay up the bridegroom 's mother , Cara White , whose firm handled the catering , sued the Smiths , of Cranwell , Lincs . |
| 5 | Ca n't go up the King 's Head , it 's shut . |