Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] [vb past] up [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | M. duly gave up possession . |
| 2 | Museums like the Science Museum now built up collections of enormous value to the historian of science , for the provenance of the pieces is known , and we can only judge past science when we know what could be done with the tools available . |
| 3 | AN independent inquiry yesterday backed up allegations that a South African police ‘ death squad ’ had killed anti-apartheid activists . |
| 4 | So here we see again that whilst most diets are ineffective in reducing inches and cellulite , my new diet again came up trumps . |
| 5 | A second king now took up residence in the Tower of London . |
| 6 | The male then took up guard , fanning the eggs constantly with his large pectorals and turning upside down to fan them as well . |
| 7 | In 1991 results of serum tests and ultrasonography before 28 weeks ' gestation together made up 38% of the indications leading to a prenatal karyotypic confirmation of fetal trisomy 21 . |
| 8 | It was at the beginning of May , some weeks after he first left , that the Zoo finally gave up hope of capturing the escaped golden eagle . |
| 9 | When the party eventually broke up Ross merely lifted her hand to his lips , before leaving to join his parents at their hotel , some miles away . |