Example sentences of "[verb] clear up the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would have been like Donleavy to try to clear up the Asmar mess himself . |
| 2 | This keeps him happy until it is time to go to the nursery by which time she has cleared up the mess . |
| 3 | Don has cleared up the way he diddled his income-tax returns . |
| 4 | On December 12th Mr Vicari called for an extraordinary general meeting to clear up the uncertainty over the firm 's future . |
| 5 | I know I must finish clearing up the lawn , but , before doing so , I decide to telephone Auntie to come over on her bike even though I know it will take her an hour to get here from Hambledown . |
| 6 | These early payments are used to clear up the cost of setting it up — and in particular the commission of the agent who sold it to you . |
| 7 | The latter are sometimes necessary to clear either the after-effects of these infections or inherited traits passed on from infected forebears before other remedies can work to clear up the case . |
| 8 | Many people in Solidarity thought the communists should be left to take the tough measures needed to clear up the mess they themselves had created — and pay the electoral price . |
| 9 | Of course , insiders are well aware of the drama which surrounds interrogation and do not need to be reminded or really welcome such information being made public , for as a detective colleague pointed out after reading Irving 's paper , ‘ if we do n't use fear , force , fraud or the promise , how do they think we are going to clear up the crime and get the coughs the system needs to survive ? ’ |
| 10 | In unspoken agreement mother and son began clearing up the debris . |
| 11 | People will puke up all over the place and since it 's your fault , you 'll have to clear up the mess . |
| 12 | With a feeling of being ill-used she started to clear up the remains of last night 's dinner , while drinking a freshly squeezed orange juice , then eating a bowl of cereal . |
| 13 | It was after six when she got home and started clearing up the detritus of lunch . |
| 14 | I think you need to look again at the bit I 've marked above where I could n't understand it , and try to clear up the problem . |
| 15 | COSE has also agreed to do a plenary-style panel a la Uniforum that should attempt a general statement of intent , an update and hopefully try to clear up the COSE confusion — see back page . |
| 16 | And erm , and then on the Sunday morning , it was the local tradespeople erm who were taking down the Christmas trees and things , they had to clear up , they did n't have to but they did clear up the mess , it was a disgrace . |
| 17 | Ann Cunnane , TSSIS information officer , said : ‘ We aim to clear up the confusion and bring into perspective the risk , while ensuring the public and medical communities are made aware of the importance of early detection . ’ |
| 18 | She says that they 're trying to clear up the waste created by thousands of people — it 's a long job and they may not have time to do it all . |
| 19 | The point is , we 've cleared up the area and it 's safe for children to play and people to go about their business . |
| 20 | ‘ I 'm off now , ’ he continued , ‘ ter meet yer Mum , so when yer 've cleared up the table yer can get ter bed . ’ |
| 21 | In Scotland , by 0830 on the Sunday the sappers had cleared up the site , breakfasted , packed up their tents and kit , loaded the vehicles and parked them safely away from the danger area . |
| 22 | We must help to clear up the confusion , dismantle — where appropriate — the weapons and assist in the disposal of the fissile material . |
| 23 | Two months of treatment has failed to clear up the trouble , so Molby has had surgery and is not expected to return to action for another six weeks . |
| 24 | He says it 's a problem because they have to clear up the mess ; he thinks those responsible are a pest . |
| 25 | Mr Rawlinson said NACRO was busy in Harwich and had recently undertaken work to clear up the town 's Bobbitt 's Hole nature reserve and The Hangings beauty spot . |
| 26 | It was late when we woke , and by the time we have cleared up the mess it is later still . |
| 27 | Well he likes to , I do n't know whether nobody 's cleared up the field , that looks a mess . |