Example sentences of "we [vb past] up the [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then she had to go back to the shop to get our fish and chips , so we bundled up the rest of the wood and , as it was dark , ventured out to see if Dad could find some customers for his new business . |
| 2 | ‘ As we came up the trackway of your house , Sir John , we found a Hand of Glory with a lighted candle in its fingers . ’ |
| 3 | How can the Labour party say that in the year when we opened up the whole of industry to competition , in the year when we tightened the price control and made it clear that the customer is high on our list of priorities ? |
| 4 | Furthermore , we followed up the course of the accompanying cholecystitis for 12 months and describe its complete cure . |
| 5 | When peace came again in 1918 we followed up the production of reversible wool rugs with the making of chenille Axminster carpets . |
| 6 | We went up the ladder of powers when we squared the data . |