Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] up [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I phoned up put Maggie on t' phone , told her sa tell her what this bloke had said and , they said , just a minute , that they 'll get in touch wi insurance and phone us back . |
| 2 | And I stopped up to watch snooker and it went on until after twelve |
| 3 | ‘ I came up to visit Johanna in Syon and made enquiries . |
| 4 | ‘ I give up lifting years ago , Mr Kelly , you should know that . ’ |
| 5 | A shadow fell across my sunny table and I looked up to find Kenneth who 'd been on a recce of the hospital , so after a lunch of ribs , skins , wings and blueberry pie , he was able to lead me through the appropriate doors of the vast , multi-entranced building . |
| 6 | I go up to meet Anita , anyway you can get a parking space up there , so I 've turned , drove up there they say I have n't left as early , it was while I was learning |
| 7 | My grandmother kept scrapbooks about criminals , and I grew up seeing pictures of Leopold and Loeb . |
| 8 | ‘ I grew up supporting Liverpool and they 'll all be wearing red and white on Monday night — even though they 'll be shouting for me . |
| 9 | I get totally confused because I end up watching C N N anyway , so it 's |
| 10 | To avoid arguments I end up stealing food from the kitchen , or buying it elsewhere . |
| 11 | The trouble is it costs a lot more than we can afford so I end up buying fruit and vegetables and washing it really well . ’ |
| 12 | I had wanted to regain the weight in a controlled , steady way , but instead I find myself stuffing wildly ( mostly when I 'm babysitting ) : biscuits , chocolate , great hunks of cheese , cakes , pasties ; and I 'm feeling more and more anxious as the food runs out — I end up eating dog biscuits , and frozen cakes and Angel Delight powder and raw jelly and dry cereal . |
| 13 | Without naming names , there are some bands I work with and if they are doing an interview , I will have to be there in case they do n't turn up and I end up making loads of phone calls . |
| 14 | She was also mightily relieved when I gave up wearing sweaters on TV-am and reverted to jacket and tie . |
| 15 | I gave up backing horses years ago . |
| 16 | In September I move up to top class . |
| 17 | ‘ I stayed up to watch TV . |
| 18 | I ended up leaving Ellen . |
| 19 | I ended up doing Dick 's . |
| 20 | Well it was through er up and I ended up doing bakers work . |
| 21 | I said I do n't know how you dare sit there and say you have n't paid that Alice , she 's paid a fiver I says I 'd be ashamed , I said I wish mine was only that , so she phoned up to make arrangements to pay it a pound a week thirty two pound , that 's all hers is Wendy , for the year |
| 22 | ‘ Why did you bring up stare decisis in front of me ? ’ |
| 23 | She glanced up to see Luke 's gaze fixed upon her , warmly approving . |
| 24 | She trailed off and , feeling her cheeks redden , she glanced up to find David 's eyes on her . |
| 25 | Then looking over her shoulder , she enquired , ‘ Are you coming up to see Great-gran ? ’ and began to walk towards the door . |
| 26 | anyway she rang up have Alec told you ? |
| 27 | She reached up to touch Leila 's arm as a signal . |
| 28 | She was still laughing softly as she laid the phone down , but the laughter died in her throat as she looked up to see Adam standing a few feet away , his eyes hard as jet . |
| 29 | But the door opened and she looked up to see Jim . |
| 30 | Suddenly she was aware of her cardigan being draped around her shoulders and slowly she looked up to see Nathan standing beside her . |