Example sentences of "[vb base] [pn reflx] up [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do n't know if a lot of men put themselves up against that . ’ |
| 2 | Gazzer , a strange , urgent little figure , hurrying among them with a bloodstained rag round his right hand , dressed in filthy black trousers and a black anorak , made one or two people shield their eyes against the sun and , with lazy curiosity , prop themselves up on one elbow to follow his progress through the gardens . |
| 3 | The evolutionary pressure for some exaggeration of fighting ability is present and many species puff themselves up in various ways , thereby making themselves look more fearsome than they really are . |
| 4 | After the wedding he and Margaret and Macnab moved to another flat , in Onslow Gardens , South Kensington , where the two men issued a prospectus and set themselves up as private tutors . |
| 5 | The singer , at No. 4 with Sleeping Satellite says : ‘ I work myself up into such a state during my tests . |