Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] up [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She is past the menopause and she and Abraham have long since given up sexual intercourse . |
| 2 | Though the unit had long since given up any pretence of cooling the room , it did turn out to have a curious talent for magnifying the pigeons ' footfalls so that their tap dance rang out like a drum-roll at six every morning . |
| 3 | I 'm thinking actually of here in the university itself , we 've got three different groups in those areas that are now collaborating , and I think we 've got a good chance of _ especially in the area of schools curricula — but also in the area , I think , of helping business people , and I 'm thinking now of senior management , who might be your and my age , Brian , for whom computers did n't exist when we went through university or college , erm who 've probably more or less given up any hope of understanding it and understanding the computer boffins who have taken over — almost taken over the company at times , one suspects . |
| 4 | I myself have long given up any hope of a more permanent relationship . ’ |
| 5 | Fashions in dress and diet , ceremonies and customs , art and architecture , engineering and technology , all evolve in historical time in a way that looks like highly speeded up genetic evolution , but has really nothing to do with genetic evolution . |
| 6 | I did n't know what crows ate , so picked up some cabbage leaves and a lump of congealed moussaka from a dish in the Corporal 's kitchen . |
| 7 | Chris was stunning in a green Chinese-style gown with a long slit up one side . |
| 8 | Oh I 'm all bunged up this morning . |
| 9 | The three have only taken up American pool , which uses larger pockets and larger balls than the British version , a matter of eight months ago . |
| 10 | Later theoretical developments of psychoanalysis have been by analysts who have largely given up this second requirement of a theoretical conceptualization , yet it was a fundamental one for Freud himself . |
| 11 | These two changes — instrumentation and electronic treatment — suggest two points immediately : that this is music created in a recording studio using quite complex equipment and recording techniques ( the Beatles had in fact just given up live performance ) ; and that it is music for listening rather than dancing . |
| 12 | We have not given up that demand . |
| 13 | Finally , I have just picked up another item on railway laws : — |
| 14 | Short hypotheses looked more promising than long ones simply because more of their score was an estimate ; they had not picked up actual shortfall . |
| 15 | ‘ The Serious Crime Squad come down , and sometimes I 'm told when they 're on my patch , most times I 'm not , they keep the Manor House under observation , on and off , but they 've not picked up any scent of him . |
| 16 | Unit has already built up valuable experience in engineering by setting up its own production line for the pallets business with in-house expertise . |
| 17 | Since the height of the crisis in the early 1980s , living standards have risen again but many of those living on the margins have not made up lost ground . |
| 18 | Most managers have already used up that leeway since share option schemes took off in 1985 . |
| 19 | I 'd planned it all out , not the day , just got up one morning and thought , ‘ This is it , I 've had enough . |
| 20 | ‘ We had a girl came in to report a rape , just got up enough courage to do it . |
| 21 | And the massive Independent Television outside broadcast unit ensemble helped to make it a busy day at Horsted Keynes with the Bluebell already geared up that day for the official launch of the Southern Q1 they have restored on behalf of the National Railway Museum . |
| 22 | As yet you probably do not know what Charge Codes you want to use , so just set up one storage directory under Charge Code 0001 , for use by the LIFESPAN Manager , at present . |
| 23 | The Heritage Run ‘ 92 , which has already signed up top marathoner Steve Brace , will start and finish in the Park . |
| 24 | Very dodgy position , but your the one that 's just taken up full time post |
| 25 | Hearing society , however , has not taken up this responsibility nor seen that all society 's members have a right of access to society 's knowledge . |
| 26 | It was on show again , just chained up this time , not in a glass case . |
| 27 | As well as those who have deliberately given up all idea of marriage for the sake of their Christian calling , there are others who fail to find a marriage partner and accept that situation as part of God 's plan for their life . |
| 28 | In spite of William 's immediate miss that allowed Hudson his second escape , the West Indies still made up some ground when Kenneth Benjamin and Jimmy Adams acquired their first Test wickets just before tea through cut shots that were edged to Lara at first slip ; Peter Kirsten off Benjamin , a powerfully-built fast bowler with a method not unlike Colin Croft 's in the wide angle of delivery , and Hansie Cronje to the fourth ball from Adams , whose left-arm spin had been restricted to seven wicketless overs all season . |
| 29 | I never overstayed my welcome and always dreamed up some excuse if any of them suggested meeting me outside working hours . |
| 30 | Christians had been compelled to give up meetings for corporate worship , but still kept up small prayer meetings in houses . |