Example sentences of "he [verb] up a [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He woke up a few minutes later . |
| 2 | I only know that he turned up a few hours after the accident and got into some row with the head copper . |
| 3 | You said he turned up a few hours after the event , so it seems likely he left London at short notice . |
| 4 | He opened up a 24.8 seconds advantage over Jackson at the half distance refuelling halt and never looked back on a course which measured just over 190 miles in length . |
| 5 | Turry has to be the best-armed hero of all time and when he picks up a few power-ups you 'd think he was invincible . |
| 6 | He picked up a few tricks of the trade as he progressed . |