Example sentences of "[to-vb] up in a [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Asked to sum up in a sentence the essence of his long career as a reporter , he considers the question for a few seconds , laughs , and says : ‘ I do n't think I could do better than quote my old friend the late Jimmy Robinson , who was the Daily Mail 's man in Belfast for many years . |
2 | It was an act familiar to anyone , that is almost everyone , who has suffered from those self-inflicted illnesses that inspire only a feeling of wanting to curl up in a ball and be alone . |
3 | They are ideal for large breeds , or individuals which have a back ailment of any kind and may find it painful to curl up in a basket . |
4 | Since general public speaking courses are not preparing you to give a particular speech , but to give speeches in general , the first task is simply to get you to stand up in a room full of people and ask you to speak about anything you like for three minutes . |
5 | You can be too geriatric to stand up in a boat … and you might quiver a bit . |
6 | ‘ Thoroughbreds will always be able to catch up in a race over a long distance . |
7 | Whether such countries choose to open up in a GATT round or in bilateral negotiations is beside the point ; opening is opening , however it is achieved . |
8 | But normally either the land was eventually to be divided equally between the children or , more typically where land was scarcer , the land itself would go to a single son and provision be made for the other children in cash — very often advanced earlier in life , on marriage or to set up in a trade . |
9 | ‘ It is important to grow up in a family environment . |
10 | ‘ Oh God , Mary ! ’ says McPherson , ‘ Oh God , Mary ! ’ — his voice is breaking with emotion — ‘ Oh God , Mary , I do n't want our kids to grow up in a world like this , with man an enemy to man , and cats crawling all over the books , in a cold water walk-up behind the subway depot . |
11 | I need my to go up in a minute . |
12 | After a while , he was able to sit up in a chair , although he was still too weak to walk . |
13 | Six miles away , at the mouth of the estuary , the four big transporters , converted specially for the task , lifted one by one from the pad and began to form up in a line across the river . |
14 | I do n't buy guitars to put up in a cabinet on the wall . |
15 | How did you come to land up in a place like this ? ’ |
16 | ‘ Perhaps we 'll be able to start up in a shop again , like we did at Silmour Street . ’ |
17 | Well they 're given a time to turn up in a group are n't they ? |
18 | In another experiment , Sissons ( 1970 ) arranged for an actor to dress up in a suit and bowler hat and stand on Paddington station , periodically asking people the way to Hyde Park . |
19 | He was waiting for a couple of soluble aspirin to break up in a glass of water as he stood before the opened mirror-cabinet . |
20 | ‘ I 'll tell you what , ’ he said , ‘ you can have it for £60 as that 's the last size 10 I 've got , and I 've got to pack up in a minute and it 's raining . |
21 | In other words , the dying mouse is the one most likely to end up in a cat 's stomach . |
22 | With the remaining doubters now likely to join the majority , Mrs Thatcher seems certain to end up in a minority of one in opposing the conference . |
23 | ‘ Are you levelling ? ’ he asked , ‘ 'cos if you ai n't that kid is still going to end up in a body-bag . ’ |
24 | And apparently Jason Horfitz then said he would n't be passing on the information he had to anybody else as he did n't want to end up in a ditch . ’ |
25 | If those trainers did n't want to end up in a splash they 'd better get out of the way before I … |
26 | The first team to link up in a line with their arms crossed . |
27 | Jan had one problem with an actress who was due to throw up in a scene . |