Example sentences of "[vb past] up [prep] [art] few " in BNC.
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1 | For many mammals , the smell bond built up during the few hours after birth is crucial . |
2 | I was really touched when all the McCarthys drove up with a few bits and pieces . |
3 | He came up for a few days and stayed in Mackay 's Hotel in Ardallt . |
4 | I can if you want , it 's just that I came up with a few things that did n't make sense , they were fairly contradictory things . |
5 | Just for a change I teamed up with a few fellow warriors to take on the Witchlord in Gremlin 's RPG-for-the-masses , Heroquest . |
6 | And then there is this long-standing relationship between Martinez and Jefferson , and the dirty work they got up to a few years ago . |
7 | The most enduring band of their time now seem like a memory bound up in a few classic singles and a reputation for ‘ nuttiness ’ . |
8 | It broke up within a few years of Anselm 's death under the impact of forces which were too strong for it . |
9 | A second night jar started up at a few yards distant . |
10 | Our takings went up by a few shillings each week and pretty soon we had to expand and move the kitchens upstairs , where Malc 's Mom made our famous home-made pies ' . |
11 | At the 13th , Woosnam was heckled and a cheer went up from a few spectators as he put his drive into the creek . |
12 | He found it incredibly rewarding and had a couple of momentous experiences of such excitement that he tried to recreate the excitement instead of going back to what caused it ( the old Orgasmic-Goal orientation — see Dr Ruth , pages 12 to 461 ) , so he gave up for a few years . |
13 | I made a mental effort to visualise his new house , to create some mind picture , but gave up after a few seconds . |
14 | And like Kim 'll be the first one to say she gave up after a few months |
15 | a crazy pie in the sky idea dreamt up over a few beers finally became a reality today and a new world record . |
16 | ‘ Try a selection from the Desert Song , topped up with a few choruses of Cool clear Water , Midnight at the Oasis or Caravans which may convince your bird that it has come to wrong place . |
17 | We actually split up for a few days because his mother sent a Christmas card to him and not to me . |