Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] up [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you 're going to sum it up in one word ? |
| 2 | And tell her to pick me up at ten thirty . |
| 3 | Then he walked over and told me that a Corporal from the Foreign Legion recruiting office at Lille would come to pick me up in two hours ; until then I was free to go for a walk and get something to eat . |
| 4 | Er sanctifying grace natural grace , you know now they 're it 's all , it 's all help from God but clever thinkers have decided to split them up into various things , just like the way I mean for example er there 's so many different things made from oil , you know er like erm turpentine er petrol , diesel . |
| 5 | Yet to set ourselves up in such a manner contradicts our cherished notion of being part of the community . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ When my name is cleared , ’ he said thoughtfully , ‘ I 'd like to set you up in better premises , supply you with as much leather as you need and get you an apprentice or two . ’ |
| 7 | A cool shower managed to sharpen her up to normal . |
| 8 | The worrying thing for other World Cup teams next summer is that , if and when Maradona recovers his best form — and he will most likely do so in June — then the rest of the Argentina side looks ready to set him up for another stupendous tournament . |
| 9 | And , apparently , they 're going to set him up in some kind of arranged marriage . ’ |
| 10 | She had been asked to pick him up at eight thirty a.m. outside his billet at a nearby farmhouse and drive him to Bovington Camp in Dorset . |
| 11 | Oh it 's so funny , cos the second time he could n't , he came back and I think I was upstairs , and she did n't shut the door and I said all four , cos I 've got to pick her up at five , he said oh , anyway he went back , after dinner he 'd gone back and I said told you about it 's five o'clock , he said are you on me . |
| 12 | Jennifer realised that she would have to run for her train if she was to be home in time ; Steven had booked a table at their favourite restaurant and was due to pick her up at 7.30 . |
| 13 | er and and and nice to know that we want to establish contact and you may be aware that we 've had this plan , and , and what we want it to achieve is so and so , and we 'd like to set it up in this way . |
| 14 | We 've had to set it up like that , because sometimes people working late would like to pick up calls , expecting a call , or pick up calls on a different handset , . |
| 15 | Well er if it 's a messy one , the first thing to do with it , is to split it up into little bits . |
| 16 | As it had in 1945 , 1964 and 1974 , Labour would inherit the mess the Tories had left behind , he said , but , this time , with an historic mission to clean it up for good . |
| 17 | King Edward bent to pick it up amid suggestive laughter , declaring ‘ shame on him who thinks evil of it ’ , and prophesying that he would make it the most sought-after badge of honour in Britain . |
| 18 | you 're turning sourpuss as well , ho , ho , ho , no I suppose not , she 's coming to pick it up at four thirty , that 's when I get my money which is very nice . |
| 19 | In this case it may be by asking the child to pick up a toy , being ignored , then compelling him or her to pick it up by physical guidance then putting the child out of the room and leaving him when the inevitable tantrum occurs . |
| 20 | Where there is no further land for settlement and for people to set themselves up as independent farmers or pastoralists , there is an added reason for a land-controlling class to emerge , firstly because land hunger tends to differentiate a peasantry and secondly there is no alternative for those without enough land but to work for others . |
| 21 | This time , alas , there is little to cheer and they need to pick themselves up for this Saturday 's basement battle against Chester . |
| 22 | And McCall , the driving force in Rangers ' 2–1 European Cup win at Elland Road , said : ‘ Leeds have great character and ability and I hope they go on to do well this season , but it will be difficult for them to pick themselves up from this . |
| 23 | It made us able to stand up on our own two feet , to sharpen us up in many respects . |
| 24 | I 've got a helicopter due to pick us up in half an hour , and the Citation 's on stand-by . |
| 25 | She had no time to dwell on the matter , however , because , ever a man with no time for prevarication , he replied , ‘ Not trying to trip you up at all , ’ then grated bluntly , ‘ More trying to discover just how many ‘ close ’ men friends you do have . ’ |
| 26 | So how far do you actually want God to forgive you up to three times and then no more you know it 's it 's that kind of er question that we 're asking and that we that I feel that is something we should be thinking about that how far should a Christian go in forgiving . |
| 27 | ‘ Was there a particular reason that caused you to look me up after all this time , James ? ’ |
| 28 | Erm there have been attempts to brighten them up at various times . |
| 29 | As one of them said , ‘ Because he was new we used to play him up at first , until we found out what he was really like . ’ |
| 30 | When the Orioles ' designated hitter lifts a three-run homer over the right field fence in the ninth to wrap it up at 9–3 , the resigned Sox faithful begin heading for the exits . |