Example sentences of "when [pers pn] [vb past] [to-vb] up a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was thinking about life , the universe and how much I liked Kim Carnes 's voice ( a voice that makes you regret moving to filter cigarettes ) on the tape-deck when I began to conjure up a mental picture of Billy Tuckett . |
| 2 | Goodman , and a combination of luck and good defending/ goalkeeping was sufficient to keep out Leeds when we managed to build up a head of steam . |
| 3 | In Brussels yesterday , EC transport ministers took a step towards allowing the European Commission to negotiate transport accords on behalf of EC states , when they agreed to set up a working party to see when and how the Commission could negotiate . |
| 4 | In Brussels yesterday , EC transport ministers took a step towards allowing the executive European Commission to negotiate transport accords on behalf of EC states , when they agreed to set up a working party to see when and how the Commission could negotiate . |
| 5 | In the 1860s the first policeman ever sent to the fen village of Wicken was killed when he tried to break up a Saturday night brawl . |