Example sentences of "you [verb] [vb pp] up the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Anyway , I thought you 'd given up the notion of revenge . ’ |
| 2 | So if it was , you would n't know that of course if you 'd picked up the phone , would you ? |
| 3 | He wants you to help set up the room . ’ |
| 4 | I paused , and asked Sam directly , ‘ How soon would you have rolled up the curtain ? ’ |
| 5 | But if you 've made up the gain at all , then since it 's residential property , it 's exempt . |
| 6 | ‘ You 're not going up to your room till you 've washed up the supper things . ’ |
| 7 | Our competition could be the answer to your problems , as you can lay out the wardrobe interior just as you need it , after you 've put up the wardrobe with the help of the instructions provided . |
| 8 | Today we can talk about sex without modesty or fear , but bring up the subject of death and you will be treated with the same social horror as if you had brought up the subject of masturbation at a Victorian ladies ' tea party . |
| 9 | But Mr Stewart said : ‘ You are a liar and you have made up the story about the gun and the threats to kill . ’ |
| 10 | All this becomes obvious once you have set up the machine to knit lace . |
| 11 | Since you have taken up the Mastership of Jesus College , what have you done to encourage this , especially young contemporary British artists ? |
| 12 | You have pulled up the prize begonias , thinking they were weeds . |
| 13 | ‘ You have probably done it because it is hot tonight , or maybe you have used up the trousers . ’ |
| 14 | Once you have added up the figures in the budget planner , you will have to deduct income tax to arrive at the net spending amount available to you . |