Example sentences of "could [vb infin] [pn reflx] up [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Robbie could n't tell what he was thinking , but her mind was only on the goal ahead , some private spot where their lovemaking could be renewed , where she could give herself up to him and all the promised delights his body offered hers . |
| 2 | Lopez gave him a kitchen towel so that he could wipe himself up with , handed him his discarded clothes and sent him on his way via the Hippodrome 's back door . |
| 3 | Perhaps she should put her money where her mouth was and forget all about him : if she concentrated hard enough , she could work herself up to not caring about him — perhaps . |
| 4 | There were no written rules or code of practice in the early years of the trade , and anyone could set themselves up as a coffin-maker or undertaker . |
| 5 | A self-reliant smallholder with a good workshop could set himself up for barn-drying quite cheaply , connecting a second-hand electric or internal combustion motor to a suitable turbo-fan , and leading the air through ducts on the barn floor . |