Example sentences of "we [modal v] [verb] up the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But yesterday Coun Frank Robson ( Lab ) , who represents Lingfield Ward , said : ‘ I think we should weigh up the advantages and disadvantages of having a hospital on an industrial estate . |
| 2 | We must wake up the masses and found a truly democratic and free society ’ ( Tournebise and Macdonald 1987 : 106 ) , read the message , with clear links to students in the past and future . |
| 3 | We 'd stock up the shelves and by the middle of the afternoon all that would be left would be size 14s in puce and some size fives that maybe a girl would pop in and buy for a party just before we shut . |
| 4 | Many years ago — back in the early '70s , I think — Burt Reynolds called up Warren Beatty and me and formed Marriage Anonymous on the theory that if any of the three of us got tempted to get married we 'd ring up the others and we 'd go round and make them drunk . |
| 5 | We 'd ring up the police , who would take a bunch of these youths into the same exit and do'em over . |
| 6 | NatWest Securities analysts said : ‘ Good management deserves the support of shareholders : we would take up the rights . ’ |
| 7 | We will tighten up the rules on holiday brochures and contracts , and introduce a ‘ cooling-off ’ period into timeshare contracts . |
| 8 | I am going to send you back to the Dark Realm of that other Ireland , and we will seal up the Gateways so that you and your creatures and your Lords of Evil will never be a threat to us again . |
| 9 | With the huge funds we shall place at its disposal the next problem Gorbachev will face is the collapse of his empire — and we will pick up the pieces … ’ |
| 10 | we can blow up the photos if they 're like quite good ones |
| 11 | Yes , that 's okay , it 's just that originally you see , we had an outbound tonight as well mhm , yes okay I think we can pick up the pieces from there . |