Example sentences of "he will [verb] up a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Chapman predicts : ‘ He 'll pick up a little prize before the end of the year . |
| 2 | Most commonly , mura-muras are asked to send rain , for it is well known that if one is offended he will hold up a huge bark dish to the heavens and catch all the rain on its way to earth , out of spite . |
| 3 | To ask the Lord President of the Council if he will set up a Select Committee to consider the investigations into the Lockerbie air disaster . |
| 4 | Mr Enright asked : ‘ If a principal duty of government is the prevention of crime , has n't this government failed spectacularly and should n't the Prime Minister immediately announce he will set up a Royal Commission to make urgent proposals to prevent this ? |
| 5 | Top Arthur has a couple of standard plans constructed from extensive historical research but , if the customer requires it , he will draw up a unique , individual design . |