Example sentences of "they have [vb pp] up [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ But I do have to see that the servants do everything , and since they all seem to leave as soon as they 've saved up enough money , half my time is spent finding replacements and training them .
2 They 've rung up this morning and apologized .
3 They 've rung up this morning and apologized .
4 Hopelessly outnumbered , they had charged up that slope , cutting and slashing their way through the serried ranks of Russian cavalry , forcing them back , back …
5 They had given up all hope of ever moving when a two-bedroom house with a garden was found for them in Forthlin Road , Allerton last week .
6 They had given up all hope of ever moving when a two-bedroom house with a garden was found for them in Forthlin Road , Allerton last week .
7 She could follow the shoreline all the way to where they had pulled up that afternoon looking for shelter , but that would take hours .
8 Which is comparable complexity and er they have picked up considerable experience from that but , you know , I do n't wish here in this committee to in any way challenge the er capabilities or the competence of erm , of Deutsch Aerospace to undertake
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