Example sentences of "why [pers pn] [verb] [pers pn] up " in BNC.

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1 He later explained his reasons in English Farming , and Why I Turned It Up ( 1894 ) in the preface to which he wrote : ‘ I can remember the time when people used to talk to me about farming and explain how I ought to go about it .
2 I was never given the chance to write Stephen a letter explaining why I gave him up for when he is older or anything .
3 Twice a day she swims and sometimes when she 's tired , she wonders why she keeps it up ; but the answer to that is she enjoys it so much .
4 That 's why she phoned you up .
5 It all happened years ago , ca n't understand why they brought them up again now .
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