Example sentences of "i have [vb pp] up [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 've waited so long , I 'd given up all hope of ever having a bairn . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ If you 'd like to know the truth , I 'd given up all thought of trying to persuade you to visit Bertha . |
| 3 | An O S one to fifty thousand and that 's what I thought I 'd picked up this morning to take with me but when I looked it was Chester and Wrexham so it did n't do me much good . |
| 4 | At least we would be out of the rat race until I had worked up some seniority in my job . |
| 5 | ‘ Now I 've given up all hope ( of returning to Formula One ) . ’ |
| 6 | Actually , it 's a very pleasant way to work — I 've set up one room for word processing and another for screenshot manipulation , so I can switch back and forth between the two whilst I 'm writing captions . |
| 7 | God knows how much there still is down there ; I 've seen great stacks and bales of it still with the Royal Navy markings on it , and I 've dreamed up any number of ways of getting at it , but short of tunnelling in from the shed and taking the cordite out from the back , so that the bales looked untouched from the inside of the cellar , I do n't see how I could do it . |
| 8 | ‘ And I 've brought up some bread and jam , in case anybody 's hungry . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Well , it 's a bit early , but I have dug up one piece of information that you 'll enjoy . |
| 10 | I have given up all idea now of going to Kings and shall make my way across the Island as quickly as I can making a call or two on the way . |
| 11 | I have sat up all night attempting to watch the fish in the dark with the aid of a torch and the Orange Spot does venture out of the bogwood and hunts around for food . |