Example sentences of "he [vb -s] up [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 He has received a card with drawings of gangsters on it and threats of a ‘ warm welcome ’ if he turns up for the second-round tie .
2 But he lines up for the Welsh All-Blacks today , hoping to take another step towards erasing the memory .
3 He pays up for the Big Turn but , ’ she shook her head and compressed her lips together , ‘ she 's never once swept that stair . ’
4 Quietly , unhesitatingly — just like that — he faces up to the moral consequences of his realization .
5 If he comes up with the right solution then the destiny of the championship could be decided .
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