Example sentences of "[vb infin] up [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was the path from my cottage , and I remembered the little cove called Halfway House , a cove where in any weather a boat might tie up safely and its owner make his way round to Taigh na Tuir . |
| 2 | ‘ We should pack up now and go . ’ |
| 3 | This was all happening while I was walking through the bus station and taking my place in the queue ; and when I gained my seat I began looking in my bag for a piece of paper and a biro , and then , on the inside of a chocolate-bar wrapping I wrote what I must memorize and recite if I were to get the message over to the doctor — I , who even made heavy weather of describing a sore throat ; I , who after a period in the waiting-room could dry up so as to be virtually dumb . |
| 4 | I 'll hang up now and clear the line . ’ |
| 5 | They can feel cold at first but they do warm up quickly and in warmer conditions the modern micro-fibre fabrics commonly used do n't feel sticky in the way that older nylon linings did . |
| 6 | They 'd dress up then and go out to dinner to some restaurant , laughing and talking together as if nothing at all had happened . ’ |
| 7 | How can you grow up here and not know all this ? ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I think , ’ Tuppe pulled a converted shirt tail from his trouser pocket and dabbed his mouth with it , ‘ that we had best finish up here and apply ourselves to adventures elsewhere . ’ |
| 9 | and while I started off thinking I might finish up better than I started |
| 10 | But it makes you wonder how it 's all gon na finish up really whether there 's gon na be a bust up or what or |
| 11 | I can not stand it any longer , if someone does not come to me I will give up and be miserable for ever and perhaps go home of my own accord , write or wire to Uncle C. and say you are coming at once pleas darling , and come on Saturday or I will give up altogether and always wretched . |
| 12 | Shirley Armitage does n't give up easily and when it comes to vital care for her elderly mother , she 's prepared for a battle . |
| 13 | " Then , " said Dandelion , " Frith felt himself in friendship with El-ahrairah , because of his resourcefulness , and because he would not give up even when he thought the fox and the weasel were coming . |
| 14 | We did n't give up tonight and kept plugging away and I ca n't fault the players for effort . ’ |
| 15 | They did not all give up there and then , but presumably went on to take the test again and eventually to pass — many of them at the second attempt . |
| 16 | If you want to you can give up now and we 'll do some reading next . |
| 17 | He would just ease up there and tap out his slow old rhythm with his feet — one leg knocking out quarter notes , the other eighths . |
| 18 | They always thought it was feed time if the light went on and would scramble up expectantly and start pawing and whinnying . |
| 19 | She , in whom a natural clear spring of charm flowed vigorously , who expostulated , articulated and knew her own mind with commanding grace — in private , not in public of course ( before others who were not family , such confidence in a girl would seem an outrage ) — could not speak up now and tell Rosa what she felt . |
| 20 | If there are any shortcomings , these will remain indefinitely and show up sooner or later . |
| 21 | The match with Malta at Tannadice , Andy Roxburgh said yesterday , is also Ferguson 's chance to ‘ show up well and get his career moving again ’ after lengthy negative publicity surrounding transfers , fines and a TV appearance by the player 's agent to complain about the size of the bed in the forward 's digs . |
| 22 | It will actually show up though once you 've |
| 23 | He says the tests did n't show up originally and that 's why things progressed so far . |
| 24 | Apple Computer France SA has cut retail prices of all its products by up to 33% , and says the impact 3 , should show up quickly because of the fiercely competitive nature of the computer industry : ‘ we aim to increase the number of our users and conquer new markets , ’ it said , adding that it intends to establish a new pricing policy for resellers ; ‘ the demand for our products is still strong , with a worldwide volume growth rate of 18% in the second half of our fiscal 1993 , compared to the same period in fiscal 92 , ’ said Giancarlo Zanni , managing director of Apple France . |
| 25 | But can we like erm hurry up please cos I 'm in a rush and there 's a traffic warden coming . |
| 26 | Well I do ring up now and again yes . |
| 27 | I might be going swimming at lunchtime today so I could probably run up there or put it in the post if I go . |
| 28 | This will build up obviously as we go through the course . |
| 29 | The solution will bubble up immediately and sprinkling should be continued until it overflows to drain , if fitted , or reaches a stable level at the lip of the well . |
| 30 | If we stay put they can stay up there and fry the valley bottom , and us with it . |