Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] up [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had an ultimatum from Great-gran : if I take up proceedings for a divorce , then I go out of here , but dear Andrew stays . ’ |
| 2 | It 's a thankless task then , because despite having become the most successful band of the time , you pick up flak for the next album not working commercially . |
| 3 | My guess is though , that if , if the age difference had been something like erm , seven or eight years , by the time your mother was asking you to give up sweets for your very much younger brother , you would probably have matured sufficiently and perhaps identified enough with your mother to see yourself playing a more kind of maternal role , as , you know the grown up sister . |
| 4 | A lot of people say that you should n't hack young horses out on their own for months , if at all , but I 've always preferred the theory that if horses do n't learn to go out alone from the start you set up problems for later on . |
| 5 | I assure hon. Members that we readily acknowledge the strength of feeling about that aspect of Sunday trading and will take it fully into account when we draw up proposals for the reform of the law . |
| 6 | At the same time her deep sense of duty and obligation impelled her to keep up appearances for the sake of the public . |
| 7 | A Many mothers find that they end up breastfeeding for longer than they had intended . |
| 8 | But what he probably means is that they set up signs for |
| 9 | In 1628 , now established as chief minister , he drew up proposals for the systematic preservation of official papers of all kinds , including those relating to foreign affairs ; but nothing came of this . |
| 10 | As well as his authorship of many books he drew up plans for the House of Correction at Maidstone , was elected to the Rochester Bridge Corporation , a deputy Alienations officer , deputy Keeper of the Rolls , President of Cobham College and , a few months before his death , Keeper of the records in the Tower of London . |
| 11 | One of the interesting things about my reminiscing is that it stirred up memories for a lot of other people , too . |
| 12 | Other than that he showed up Giggs for the puke faced brat that he is ( all 10,000,000 and Papin worth of him — Ferguson will rue the day he turned down that offer ) . |
| 13 | Reliable data to help to predict the spread of the HIV infection are seen as vital by the Department of Health as it draws up strategies for fighting Aids . |
| 14 | Mahmud may have bought time for himself , but he stored up trouble for his successors . |
| 15 | it did n't come down again it , it went up tuppence for the crisis . |
| 16 | As the outcome bears no relation to either an efficient market or the declared aims of government policy , it sets up pressures for those who feel injured to seek political solutions , which mean greater government intervention and greater inefficiency — a treadmill with which I regret to say we are all too familiar in the United Kingdom . |
| 17 | ( Interestingly , he gave up athletics for one year after leaving school — and the influence of teachers — because ‘ there was no one to say , ‘ go into this and I 'll help you do it . ’ ’ |
| 18 | I mean he gave up work for a long time did n't he ? |
| 19 | It follows , in my opinion , that the servant may , whilst in the employment of the master , be as agreeable , attentive , and skilful as it is in his power to be to others with the ultimate view of obtaining the benefit of the customers ' friendly feelings when he calls upon them if and when he sets up business for himself . |
| 20 | That 's the number of birds the Welshman has in his aviary and he relaxes with them as he winds up preparations for Saturday 's WBC title challenge against Benn at Alexandra Palace . |
| 21 | The Welshman keeps the birds in his aviary and relaxes with them as he winds up preparations for Saturday 's WBC title challenge against Benn at London 's Alexandra Palace . |
| 22 | He set up Whiddett for a header just wide of the mark before being booked with Ecchinswell 's Dean Nelson for retaliating after the latter had put in a late tackle . |
| 23 | Chatfield 's ball-handling and kicking skills saw Rovers race to an 11-0 lead in the opening 25 minutes as he set up tries for Aussie centre David Liddiard and second rower Andy Thompson . |
| 24 | And he set up house for her in a bungalow further along the river , in a nice secluded part . |
| 25 | It , well it notches up points for Argos . |
| 26 | It set up mechanisms for coordinating , controlling and servicing the new programme , and expanded its advisory and support staff to ensure that such mechanisms would be effective . |