Example sentences of "[noun] do [verb] up " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the contractions can not make up their mind about starting or not , that is they come and go and labour is not properly established , take one dose of Pulsatilla 200 every 2 hours until the contractions do make up their mind . |
| 2 | All those cups of tea do add up and the fridge is always there ready to beckon when a hunger pang lingers . |
| 3 | When the ‘ real ’ spies did turn up ( one carried the Guardian as a signal ) they acted with such obvious shadiness that they were instantly recognisable . |
| 4 | Her jeep was blocking that infernal track completely , so until a tow-truck did turn up there was no way out anyway ! |
| 5 | But while Ireland did show up a number of flaws in the English team 's make-up , one game does n't make a tournament . |
| 6 | While the part-time handymen do tidy up the area from time to time the amount of time they can devote to this is strictly limited . ’ |
| 7 | When the dark-blues did turn up the fun started but as expected the Cambridge crew were carrying far more weight . |
| 8 | ‘ It came across on the doorstep that people wanted a local man and the race question did come up , ’ he said . |
| 9 | Insurance companies do end up paying most of the punitive damages in the United States , but not because they have sold punitive-damages insurance to businesses . |
| 10 | And yet , of course , that derogatory , throw-away term of abuse does sum up a position that some people choose to adopt in defence of the natural world and its species . |
| 11 | got something though , stand up , I know a song now , I 've got a song Hickory hickory dock , the mouse did run up the clock , the clock struck one , what do you think of that , hickory , hickory dock , tick tock there are , I know that one , er , get a drink |
| 12 | When the right job did turn up , it was relief for the frustrated star , but it also signalled the end of his marriage . |
| 13 | Balloons did go up , literally , as the first of the silver monsters climbed slowly into the sky to cripple or destroy the bombers , if they came . |
| 14 | In this intrinsic sense the 1991 Dublin Theatre Festival did live up to its do-or-die role during the last lap of Dublin 's tenure as the European City of Culture , claims O'Dalaigh . |
| 15 | Girt banks do shut up ev'ry drong |
| 16 | ‘ But if the figures do stand up it is a remarkable achievement which shows what can be done by a hospital which decides to remain in the health service and not move into trust status . ’ |
| 17 | Consequently , when Sam did screw up his courage to ask Jonadab for his permission to approach Martha with a proposal , Jonadab agreed , confident that he knew what Martha 's reply would be . |
| 18 | Things did liven up after the break when Wallace replaced Whelan . |
| 19 | Where problems do crop up in the records they are often of the type that are familiar to all families with teenagers . |
| 20 | So I thought I 'd better get some petrol in case Mr Marius Steen did come up to town over the weekend . |
| 21 | And Lori 's erratic course as good as told her she had no fear of the outcome if Paige did catch up with her . |
| 22 | He 's 57 , his Forest team is in a mess and his audience might soon start to think : ‘ Yes , it might not be a bad idea if old big head did hang up his boots . ’ |
| 23 | This ensures nothing is inadvertently left inside the patient , although modern-day swabs do show up on X-rays . |
| 24 | She knew that these sort of wonders do pop up in the world from time to time , but only once or twice in a hundred years . |
| 25 | Which is , I mean it , just you know , as literary connections these things do pop up in your mind . |
| 26 | I have other patients to care for ; I have a day ; I have a family ; I have … you know , I have a life ahead of me , and these things do come up often enough that I saw no contradiction to the … not only the needs of the patient but the final ending — what would happen would be the same . |
| 27 | So we 're working on the principal that even if the person does wake up in the operation they 're s not going to sue you cos they ca n't feel anything in the area you 're operating in . |
| 28 | Er the Yorkshire television did phone up and apologise for not coming but er that was it . |
| 29 | Surprisingly , some cynics might say , 49 people did take up the offer and the details were sent to the club to effect the paperwork . |
| 30 | Shetlanders in the area do divide up ‘ their ’ incomers , i.e. those incomers who reside in the area . |