Example sentences of "[modal v] [pers pn] [verb] up " in BNC.
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| 31 | Could I give up , here ? |
| 32 | How could I pass up a chance of hiring the most beautiful bargee in the solar system ? ’ |
| 33 | How could I live up to them when I got home ? |
| 34 | ‘ He rang me up and said he was feeling lousy and could I look up his chart . |
| 35 | ‘ There was a time recently when a friend of mine said she was in love and could I look up the man in question 's chart and tell her the truth ? |
| 36 | And he cancelled his er trip but I 'd I booked up for one to go to Norway |
| 37 | Could you give up these advantages , or achieve them in more direct and positive ways ? |
| 38 | Oh dear , Mrs could you stand up you 're gon na be bears Mrs OK , and you 're gon na climb over the mountain , well not all of them , are you ready |
| 39 | Here you are could you make up your er put test put instructions read the passage carefully and answer the questions . |
| 40 | could you wind up please ? |
| 41 | , could you wind up please ? |
| 42 | Frank , could you wind up please . |
| 43 | Could you wind up now please . |
| 44 | Mick could you wind up please |
| 45 | Excuse me could you speak up just a little bit ? |
| 46 | Could , sorry , could you speak up please ? |
| 47 | ‘ Or , could you go up to Leo 's room and — well , wait there ? ’ he said in a rush . |
| 48 | So could you take up my idea , and make Guitarist unbeatable — PLEASE . |
| 49 | " Hazel , " said Fiver , " could you come up on the bank with me for a few moments ? |
| 50 | We 've got so many people could you come up here and do |
| 51 | No , I mean — could you come up here ? |
| 52 | He says to me , could you shut up know what I mean ? |
| 53 | Well , if you 're going could you pick up my white jacket at the same time … |
| 54 | Mr before you that one was a question that but could you pick up the questions which Mr raised . |
| 55 | Erm , could you pick up a pint of milk at the Seven Eleven for us , hang on , I 'll give you some money . |
| 56 | So could you phone up er your office because I cleared the fact that we can pay with this card cos I thought you might look at this and say well look it 's expired . |
| 57 | So when you say yes you 're here could you call up with the name of your tutor so I can the tutor down so I |
| 58 | ‘ Boy , could you liven up my bird-watching expeditions ! |
| 59 | How long could she keep up the pretence of being a competent sailor ? |
| 60 | Could we could we set up a a a conversation on that on that subject because we might |