Example sentences of "[to-vb] up in a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Asked to sum up in a sentence the essence of his long career as a reporter , he considers the question for a few seconds , laughs , and says : ‘ I do n't think I could do better than quote my old friend the late Jimmy Robinson , who was the Daily Mail 's man in Belfast for many years . |
| 2 | It was an act familiar to anyone , that is almost everyone , who has suffered from those self-inflicted illnesses that inspire only a feeling of wanting to curl up in a ball and be alone . |
| 3 | They are ideal for large breeds , or individuals which have a back ailment of any kind and may find it painful to curl up in a basket . |
| 4 | She wanted to curl up in a small ball somewhere quiet , dark and safe , and stay there until she felt capable of facing the world again . |
| 5 | Since general public speaking courses are not preparing you to give a particular speech , but to give speeches in general , the first task is simply to get you to stand up in a room full of people and ask you to speak about anything you like for three minutes . |
| 6 | You can be too geriatric to stand up in a boat … and you might quiver a bit . |
| 7 | The concrete was cold to his bottom , and he stared at the stairs down which Bunty had fallen , his throat and his face and his eyes seeming to swell up in a great hot surge of grief . |
| 8 | Perhaps the topic that worries you may be scheduled to come up in a later training session — but it happens today . |
| 9 | ‘ Thoroughbreds will always be able to catch up in a race over a long distance . |
| 10 | Whether such countries choose to open up in a GATT round or in bilateral negotiations is beside the point ; opening is opening , however it is achieved . |
| 11 | But normally either the land was eventually to be divided equally between the children or , more typically where land was scarcer , the land itself would go to a single son and provision be made for the other children in cash — very often advanced earlier in life , on marriage or to set up in a trade . |
| 12 | Ipswich are out to sharpen up in a big way tomorrow and get back to winning ways after a draw and two defeats in the league following the FA Cup fifth round home 4–0 win over Grimsby . |
| 13 | Dr. Briant must abandon his project and restore to this unhappy baby his birthright , the chance to grow up in a real home , with real parents who will love him as he deserves to be loved . |
| 14 | ‘ Oh God , Mary ! ’ says McPherson , ‘ Oh God , Mary ! ’ — his voice is breaking with emotion — ‘ Oh God , Mary , I do n't want our kids to grow up in a world like this , with man an enemy to man , and cats crawling all over the books , in a cold water walk-up behind the subway depot . |
| 15 | You do n't want them to grow up in a sterile environment . |
| 16 | ‘ It is important to grow up in a family environment . |
| 17 | Perhaps you have always wanted to go up in a hot air balloon , appear on stage in a local amateur production or jump from a higher board at the swimming pool — well , how about it ? |
| 18 | I 'd arranged with the local flying club to go up in a small ‘ Cub ’ training aircraft , which is well-suited for aerial photography as it has a very slow cruising speed . |
| 19 | I need my to go up in a minute . |
| 20 | After a while , he was able to sit up in a chair , although he was still too weak to walk . |
| 21 | Six miles away , at the mouth of the estuary , the four big transporters , converted specially for the task , lifted one by one from the pad and began to form up in a line across the river . |
| 22 | I do n't buy guitars to put up in a cabinet on the wall . |
| 23 | Each centre aims to build up in a few years the basis for energy conservation throughout industry , transport and construction — an ambitious target , which Chandler feels is achievable . |
| 24 | The longing and impatience to be privatised , so as to be able to invest freely to keep up in a rapidly evolving public telecommunications world , is evident in every pronouncement from Deutsche Bundespost Telecom . |
| 25 | How did you come to land up in a place like this ? ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Perhaps we 'll be able to start up in a shop again , like we did at Silmour Street . ’ |
| 27 | Playing the exact same solos every night on tour is good too , because the notes are firmly ingrained in your head and that makes it harder for you to mess up in a major way , which is something that could happen if you were winging it every night . |
| 28 | Well they 're given a time to turn up in a group are n't they ? |
| 29 | In another experiment , Sissons ( 1970 ) arranged for an actor to dress up in a suit and bowler hat and stand on Paddington station , periodically asking people the way to Hyde Park . |
| 30 | Not even Jane 's tender digestion would keep her from tonight 's dancing , and nor did she have any real fear of meeting her husband , for Jane well knew Sharpe 's reluctance to dance or to dress up in a frippery uniform , but the possibility of his presence was an alarming thought that she could not resist exploring . |