Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] [verb] up [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Monaco shepherd Francis Clary , 45 , claims he was beaten up after his car held up Ducruet 's white Renault on the road outside Monaco , two years ago . |
| 32 | James Beck ( late of Dad 's Army ) was among his closest friends , while on the romantic side he almost got engaged to Yootha Joyce , got engaged to Justine Lord , and then finally , in the summer of 1963 , mid-way through his work setting up Doctor Who , got married to June Barry , soon to gain world-wide fame herself as one of the three leading ladies in Donald Wilson 's epic adaption of John Galsworthy 's The Forsyte Saga . |
| 33 | Outflanking Imelda Marcos , Cojuangco emerged as the leading right-wing opposition contender , continuing his campaign to build up support in the former Marcos bastions of northern Ilocos province and the Cagayan valley , and in the Mindanao and the crucial Visayas , estimated to represent some 21 per cent of the total vote . |
| 34 | It is much more his business to stir up curiosity than to insist on acceptances. , Pound as critic cuts the critic down to size ; which is , one may think , a pressing need , now , in 1984 . |
| 35 | Around 1834 his father took up business as a gilder and ormolu manufacturer in London . |
| 36 | If his lordship comes up Kath , our Bill |
| 37 | The American became bolder , his hand sliding up Caroline 's arm . |
| 38 | But Dehlavi takes his time getting up steam , leaving a good 20 minutes of surplus slack in these two hours . |
| 39 | Angel 's dating her and spends his time filling up Alejandro 's truck . |
| 40 | His mother gave up farming and he took things over . |
| 41 | Quarter to one he said god is it time to get up Bren ? |
| 42 | On our first day we sweated up the short scree slope to the foot of Middlefell Buttress , where our threesome roped up sound hemp . |
| 43 | It may be hard to stand by and see your grandchild subjected to what you believe to be wrong methods of mixed feeding , potty training or general discipline , but you have already had your chance to bring up children . |
| 44 | Holding your breath builds up tension and shallow breathing denies your body the oxygen it needs to function at maximum efficiency . |
| 45 | ‘ Why would n't you ask your father to put up bail for you ? ’ |
| 46 | Major described the measures as marking " the latest stage in our drive to open up opportunities , to increase choice and raise standards in education and training " . |
| 47 | ( Hint : On the map , use your ruler to line up Grenada and Dominica then line up Grenada and Tobago with your pencil . |
| 48 | ‘ Owners complain about low prize money but there is no point in our executive putting up £25,000 with prize money down to fourth for a non-sponsored race if they wo n't support it . |
| 49 | ‘ We had better be on our way to pick up Mrs Squirrel now . ’ |
| 50 | He shout me Dad shut up gun . |
| 51 | There would only be a very tiny risk of your son picking up toxocara — and the germ that has the effects you 're worried about — in the way you describe . |