Example sentences of "i [modal v] [verb] up [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | I 'll clean up the mess , ’ sighed Emily then , more urgently : ‘ Oh no , Trevor . |
| 32 | I 'll tie up the dogs . ’ |
| 33 | ‘ As I say , I 'll ring up the town hall and see what they say . |
| 34 | I 'll top up the stove here while you 're in the kitchen . ’ |
| 35 | Ahm so I 'm going to see if I could set up a baby sitting circle or something like that . |
| 36 | Who did I think I was imagining glibly that I could bring up a child all by myself ? |
| 37 | I could make up the detections that his presence lost me in a matter of days , and if he thinks he is going to see any wheeling and dealing when he is sitting in , well he 's naive ! |
| 38 | Mr Cartwright told Granpa that with my head for figures I could end up an accountant or a clerk . |
| 39 | Well , the thing is what 's happening , I thought we might spend some time on if wanted , what I wanted to do was to be sure in my own mind that by the second week I could put up a master sheet with all the headings of what you were doing , that 's got ta be done . |
| 40 | I could ring up a colleague in New York . ’ |
| 41 | Supposing I could call up the eagles ? |
| 42 | I know of only one or two couples who have managed to stay together when one partner has been unfaithful and I wish I could pluck up the courage to ask them how they 've done it . |
| 43 | It would keep me going for the afternoon , until I could heat up the rest of the chicken for supper . |
| 44 | I could train up a successor , sir . ’ |
| 45 | Okay , or for instance erm I could write up the theory , excuse me , I could write up the proof of the infinity of primes for a variety of reasons . |
| 46 | Okay , or for instance erm I could write up the theory , excuse me , I could write up the proof of the infinity of primes for a variety of reasons . |
| 47 | Do you think I 'd pass up an adventure like that ? ’ |
| 48 | If I gave them an order to couple up a full line of maybe ten coaches , I would n't take it for granted that they 'd done it , I 'd walk up the coach , one walk up one side , down the other side and I would n't If there were a heating valve not open , if they forgot that you see , I would n't do it for them , I would go back and I 'd say , that S K third from the back end , the heating valve is not pulled down , you 've missed it , you 'd better When you 're up that way , just pull it down you see . |
| 49 | I 'd collect up the photos and put 'em hon the bed . |
| 50 | When I regained consciousness it was to find that I 'd injured my spine and the doctor had ordered that I was to stay put , otherwise there was the possibility that I 'd end up a cripple . |
| 51 | ROBBIE Sometimes when I was washing the car , he had a great big Ford estate , I 'd pick up a piece of gravel and just scratch the paint a wee bit . |
| 52 | I would also actually suggest that again if you wanted to ease it a bit I 'd pick up a point also made just now er in that P P G refers to building and the E two refers to development . |
| 53 | I 'd line up a Brief if I were you . ’ |
| 54 | I adored it — the glamour , the feeling of being in the hub of things which I love — I love clothes — I used to make up every day and make myself look nice and meet people … to me it was n't work , every minute of it was enjoyment … |
| 55 | I used to ring up the ambulance people : ‘ There 's a fight and somebody 's got hurt at the Queen 's Head . ’ |
| 56 | He er , Hugh and I used to come up every day do what we could , you see , in those days if you had a stroke you had to lay there till you died . |
| 57 | If it happened all the time , I would give up the game — I 'd quit . |
| 58 | I recognised my own handwriting and the way I would scrunch up a calendar date before throwing it away . |
| 59 | erm , so I would come up the town with you if I could think what for |
| 60 | I just kept working harder and harder as I did n't want to let anyone down and I did n't believe I would pick up a drink again . |