Example sentences of "up [coord] [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | Pages were put together by gathering the material up and roughing it into a layout based round the principal hooks — the headlines and pictures which were the only things that really mattered . |
2 | He said the Tories were destroying the national character of the health service and were intent on breaking it up and replacing it with an American-style system that owed more to accountants than doctors . |
3 | He said the Tories were destroying the national character of the health service and were intent on breaking it up and replacing it with an American-style system that owed more to accountants than doctors . |
4 | And after several attempts to break the shell open by picking it up and dropping it onto the rocks , well that did n't work , so the bird picked it up and then from a about a height of twenty feet it dropped it onto the rocks below . |
5 | Although I keep pulling it up and throwing it in the dustbin , it keeps coming back . |
6 | Short of tripping her up and hitting her over the head , goodness only knew . |
7 | They kept bloody coming up and hitting you in the face . |
8 | This can become a real problem unless the situation is handled cautiously , because simply lifting the dog up and placing it in the car will be counter-productive . |