Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] up [art] good " in BNC.
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| 1 | I got to work up a good sweat . |
| 2 | What a lack of self-confidence this implies : the present wants both to patronise the past by adjudicating on its political acceptability , and also to be flattered by it , to be patted on the back and told to keep up the good work . |
| 3 | I 'm going to put up a good fight . |
| 4 | One should therefore think very carefully and far ahead before deciding to break up a good permanent pasture : it is a slow , costly , and difficult task to get it back . |
| 5 | ‘ I like to build up a good bed of hops . |
| 6 | She figures they 're having a hard time positioning the thing and do n't want to mess up the good thing they have going with Windows . |
| 7 | Truthfully , of course ; I 'd see how it sounded , and if it were too reprehensible , well , I 'd just have to think up a good lie , that was all , right now at the outset , and stick to it until perhaps I 'd begin to believe it myself . |
| 8 | Phillips says that ‘ at first we try to set up a good rapport and explore the range of powers claimed . |
| 9 | That is to say , they attempt to follow up the best scoring hypothesis depth-first and back-track to earlier interpretations only if the current interpretation appears to be failing . |
| 10 | It revs to the 7400rpm red line , but the driver is usually forced to change up a good 2500rpm before then because it 's all starting to get noisy . |
| 11 | At the moment it seems that Labour is poised to pick up a good swathe of its targets — but not , yet , quite enough of them to put Mr Kinnock safely into Downing Street . |
| 12 | We tend to think that it is a modern problem , trying to set up the best lifestyle so that the need for personal commitment to the home is balanced with other social and career activities . |
| 13 | A fat lot he even cared about being late for church and she trying to keep up a good style . |
| 14 | Folly followed her guide , praying that the girl would n't ask why she wanted to see Luke Hunter , and trying to think up a good excuse in case she did . |
| 15 | They are also proud they have managed to build up a good trade but after 15 years service at the Travellers Rest , Cockerton , the couple plan to quit in June . |
| 16 | We hope you find the current issue still of interest and we plan to keep up the good work during the coming year seeking out happenings/events/ stories to retell for you , but as it is your newspaper do contact us with your own ideas and suggestions at any time . |