Example sentences of "we [vb past] up [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We made up some ground on them last weekend and have to continue to do so . |
| 2 | We whipped up Christmassy feelings and pulled decorations and paper hats out of a hamper given by soldiers in the Outer Hebrides . |
| 3 | But finally the itching was too much for him and we got up one morning to find plaster of Paris and remnants of bandage all over the carpet where he had irritably scissored it off at two in the morning . |
| 4 | ‘ We got up three times during the night to see if the arch was still holding up . ’ |
| 5 | We drew up short term goals but Mrs Allen was not particularly interested in these — her main concern was the long-term aim of having a healed leg wound . |
| 6 | From 1953 to 1964 we built up that factory into perhaps the second largest of its kind in the world and certainly the largest and best in Europe . |
| 7 | Sharing between us our repertoire , we turned up two comedy songs , But I could n't and Just in the old sweet way . |
| 8 | In fact we turned up some gas shares on the way , but er and a bit of cash , but that was n't enough to pay the funeral accounts and she made no provision for paying any of the bills so I sold the gas shares towards paying the funeral account and then got shouted at by the er beneficiary children because I had n't consulted them about selling the gas shares and I said Well , they have to be sold because there 's bills to pay and there is no way of dealing with that . |
| 9 | We followed up 116 patients each with 3 or more clinically atypical naevi for at least 5 years . |
| 10 | Which is I think where we finished up last time that when we 've got the stuff on computer we can |
| 11 | We do n't you know we 've got clubs still waiting that we signed up last year . |
| 12 | ‘ Ow many centuries ‘ ave we notched up this year ? |
| 13 | We gathered up dead needles by the handful , |
| 14 | We took up all-round observation with our boots touching in the centre . |
| 15 | You know we went up new year , after new year to see her er , it were , a lovely , nice Christmas tree in the foyer . |
| 16 | See how we dressed up some visitors to Clothes Show Live |
| 17 | It is time we gave up these reservations in work organizations . |
| 18 | The way we set up this system management , the procedure owner has the master copy of related forms . |
| 19 | We do when we set up this group we asked |
| 20 | ‘ We picked up some customer projects — like the Metro Turbo and some Toyota work — and had a nice little business ticking away . |
| 21 | How these people go week after week after week looking for bargain I mean Chris I mean we picked up some bargains today but how you can go week I mean it 's okay yes but when you 're Christmas shopping you ca n't go for because it 's just |
| 22 | Thing is the how these people go week after week after week looking for a bargain , I mean , Christm , I mean we picked up some bargains today , but how you can go week , I mean its ok , yes , why your but when your Christmas shopping you ca n't |
| 23 | we did n't have any trouble from U-boats , but we picked up some boats |
| 24 | Can I give you a bit of something that we picked up last week that may be of some benefit to you ? |
| 25 | ‘ We picked up another surge in orbit , Doctor , ’ Sheldukher informed him . |
| 26 | We sold that when we picked up another house down near Eastbourne . |
| 27 | ‘ We stayed up all night . |
| 28 | We sat up all night . |