Example sentences of "has [vb pp] up his [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Viv Richards has given up his lifelong pledge not to set foot in South Africa . |
| 2 | In the fourth chronicle , out this month , The Tale Of The Body Thief ( Chatto & Windus £14.99 ) , our old fanged-friend , Lestat , has given up his previous rock star persona and yearns again for human life . |
| 3 | And more recently Waugh has lifted up his senile slobber against Mr. Eliot . |
| 4 | You will often find , usually at the end , the optimistic author 's ‘ Instructions to the Binder ’ for placing the plates ; and , as frequently , discover that the disobliging fellow , doubtless resenting such autocracy , has made up his own mind about it . |
| 5 | ‘ I can now concentrate on getting back into commercial brewing and doing what I know best — making fine , traditional Yorkshire ales , ’ says Theakston , who has set up his new business next door to T&R Theakston and expects to be making 12,500 barrels a year by 1995 . |
| 6 | The 29-year-old singer , who has set up his own charity The Platinum Trust since opting out of the limelight two years ago , told Best magazine : |
| 7 | Christie has set up his own PR company , called Nuff Respect , to promote himself and friend Colin Jackson . |
| 8 | Unable to take over Kabul , Mr Hikmatyar has set up his own administration in Jalalabad , once a retreat for Afghanistan 's kings , 110 kilometres ( 68 miles ) from Kabul . |