Example sentences of "[pn reflx] up to a [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | He grew large and plump and round-cheeked , but he was without kittenish ways as if his sad experience had robbed him prematurely of his youth , yet when he sat on Lyn 's lap in the evenings he gave himself up to a drowsy and contented purring . |
2 | Then pulling himself up to a great height , he went on . |
3 | I had no idea that what was happening was my body trying to bring itself up to a natural weight rather than the unnatural , low one that I kept it at . |
4 | It is possible to cover yourself up to a specified limit , for the loss or theft or fraudulent use of money and credit cards . |
5 | Last night , four Georgian soldiers crossed the Tblisi lines , found their way through a minefield , and gave themselves up to a British journalist , Dicky Bowden . |