Example sentences of "who [vb base] up [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is not only the victims of mental or physical abuse who grow up with a faulty self-image . |
| 2 | This database , however large or small , can then be used to select very quickly certain employees who match up against a particular job profile . |
| 3 | Delightfully witty studies are given by Leon Sinden as the brother and by Neville Barber as the most waspish of the Oxford dons who gang up against the female intruder . |
| 4 | And there 's a fascinating article in this , the current edition , the January edition it is now , because they go so far in advance , of She magazine , which says that er , it 's a desperate plight sometimes , when you have people coming for Christmas who fall into several categories like lazy slobs , who do absolutely nothing , and misers , who turn up with a stale box of chocolates , and never take you out for a meal in return for your hospitality , and the amorous couples who er , embarrass you by er , er , noisily retiring to their bedroom , if I may put it that way , and then the guests who turn up in mid-row , and bicker systematically over the whole of the festive period . |
| 5 | We offer four £5 book vouchers to readers who come up with the wittiest gag about scientists and engineers . |
| 6 | And the two who come up with the best reasons will join the Royal gathering . |