Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [vb past] up a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do n't like making excuses but I picked up a bug in Germany at the weekend and have n't been able to shake it off , ’ explained world No13 McManus . |
| 2 | But she put up a barrier around her , and allowed no one to pass . |
| 3 | But him put up a fight . |
| 4 | Not only that , but they struck up a partnership which produced thirty championship races in six seasons . |
| 5 | Ah , but he went up a railway track , did n't he ? |
| 6 | She was not a woman to sound excited , but he picked up a thread of something like it in her voice . |
| 7 | In fact , Johnrose was due to play for Preston at Pool a week ago , but he picked up a calf injury in the pre-match warm-up and missed the game . |
| 8 | But it set up a pattern of eating which would take Odette years to break . |