Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] up a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I referred to Yorkshire six minutes ago — it has taken the hon. Gentleman that long to work up a head of steam . |
| 2 | she did n't , she never bent to pick up a flower |
| 3 | He walked over to the neatly stacked rods and selected one , then bent to pick up a wicker fishing box from a corner of the room . |
| 4 | Labour wants to set up a Parliament in Scotland , where public spending is 23 per cent . |
| 5 | In 1983 , CRL helped to set up a test facility at the University of Cali in Colombia . |
| 6 | Bruce Armitage , Grampian Enterprise 's director of training , stressed that the £100,000 grant had been designed to set up a framework in which other agencies could work . |
| 7 | The bus stopped to pick up a passenger off one of the first terraced streets of the town . |
| 8 | ‘ Wow , I 'm glad you called , man , ’ said Hopper who thought his friend had telephoned to patch up a quarrel they 'd had before Fonda left for Canada . |
| 9 | Barney , he had these two sons — tried to set up a song and dance act . |
| 10 | Marcos , it is said , tried to set up a foundation last year to launder - sorry , deposit — the funds to benefit Filipinos , minus a 10 per cent cut for his greedy relatives and 10 per cent for the Vatican . |
| 11 | You would need to set up a system drill . |
| 12 | Norman Dale , 50 , was struck down as he tried to pick up a cup of tea . |
| 13 | Next , I want to set up a couple of special features which will probably be planted in containers . |
| 14 | For users who want to set up a client/server network , the 486/T has all the features of the 486/M range , up to 64Mb of RAM and eight expansion slots . |
| 15 | Want to set up a table in document ? |
| 16 | ‘ I want to set up a club for keen fly fishermen , all those anglers who pursue game fish like trout and salmon . |
| 17 | ‘ Look — the next time you want to set up a surveillance in London , do remember that we 're here to help . |
| 18 | Meanwhile the supporters want to set up a petition encouraging Flashman to go . |
| 19 | It bit me and scratched me , and tried to escape up a curtain , which perhaps explains why I prefer Koi any day . |
| 20 | BETTY BOO and Boy George make a very Hattractive pair … even if one of them needs to cover up a lack of locks more than the other . |
| 21 | Maybe she needs to grow up a bit more |
| 22 | We tried to fix up a time to talk about the Willis Phazer board . |
| 23 | But then who wants to give up a bowling green ? |
| 24 | But who wants to give up a year or more to check someone else 's work ? |
| 25 | About a dozen protesters , including Labour MP Tam Dalyell , turned out yesterday to defend a 5,000-year-old burial ground from developers who want to put up a radio mast for mobile phones . |
| 26 | I tried to tidy up a bit when I first came to work here , but I soon found out I was wasting my time . |
| 27 | Mr Bishop , who has plastic joints in his hips , knees and spine , is an ex-boxer and tried to put up a struggle , but they were too strong for him . |
| 28 | 2 ) I also met Diana England who teaches at IH in Lisbon and who wants to put up a proposal for a Resource Book on Spelling . |
| 29 | God , it 's simple to understand , a child could do it , but old Mike has to put up a resistance to everything . |
| 30 | If there is a public inquiry the council has to put up a site notice . |