Example sentences of "he [vb past] up his [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He made up his mind — and won |
| 2 | While sobbing , he made up his mind . |
| 3 | He made up his mind to tell Miss Claybury in the morning that things must change , otherwise he could no longer stay in her employ . |
| 4 | Finally he made up his mind about something : he asked Changez about Jamila and how she was . |
| 5 | He had a light lunch in a small sandwich bar off the street called Crutched Friars , where monks once hobbled with one leg bound behind them to cause pain for the greater glory of God , and he made up his mind what he would do . |
| 6 | Suddenly , he made up his mind , and threw the nervousness aside . |
| 7 | He made up his mind he 'd never make the same mistake twice . |
| 8 | Dexter did not trust Russell one millimetre , let alone an inch , and he made up his mind to tell Blanche at the earliest opportunity . |
| 9 | Of a sudden , he made up his mind . |
| 10 | He made up his mind to flee to Britain . |
| 11 | He made up his mind and poured out some more water . |
| 12 | Lastly , he made up his mind to see Charlie the Pigeon , who could tell him all the things happening in the neighbourhood , because he could fly so high + see so much . |
| 13 | When he was released , he sold up his home and moved to Barcelona , where he now had a job in a printing press . |
| 14 | I 'll be with you in a few minutes , ’ and he whipped up his coat from among a stack of luggage and instruments lying in the hall , and taking her by the arm he hurried her through the kitchen . |
| 15 | He zipped up his tool bag and hobbled away before Endill had the chance to reply . |
| 16 | He pricked up his ears at one point for he knew that they were talking about him . |
| 17 | Nkrumah also made an African tour , in which he built up his relationship with president Nasser , and went on to visit Nehru in India . |
| 18 | He built up his stamina by playing football on crutches and progressed to using walking sticks . |
| 19 | He built up his property and leisure group to pre-tax profits estimated at just under £100 million in 1990 . |
| 20 | On the morning of 18 May 1988 , he hooked up his tape recorder to the telephone at Eurame and called Hurley at the embassy . |
| 21 | He redoubled his punishing regime of practice and ignored the shouts of ‘ miss it ’ when he lined up his putts . |
| 22 | As he lined up his shot , he boasted to his mates , ‘ If I do n't sink this , I 'll marry my girlfriend . ’ |
| 23 | He remained poised in that position as he jerked up his head . |
| 24 | Instead , on 23 June he drew up his forces in battle array . |
| 25 | This was the point at which he drew up his application for the Mandan Foundation grant . |
| 26 | As we were turning to follow his directions , he drew up his cuff and showed us the blue tattooed cross that all Copts have on the inside of their wrists . |
| 27 | He snatched up his knapsack , not bothering in his haste to shrug it on . |
| 28 | ‘ I have a proposition for you , ’ he said to Burkett and as he said it he weighed up his man as if he had met him for the first time . |
| 29 | For a moment the flesh hung slackly on his face as he gaped at the damage , and then he sucked up his lips and took a deep breath . |
| 30 | As he pressed eagerly forward , his long beard streaming In the wind and rain , two Spanish friars snapped at his heels , still desperately trying to persuade him in Latin to die in the faith ; they continued to exhort him at the stake , where , according to Foxe , he lifted up his eyes to heaven , as he held his offending hand in the fire , and died using the words of Stephen : ‘ Lord Jesus receive my spirit . ’ |