Example sentences of "if he [vb past] [verb] up " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had the knack of handling him if he got worked up about the posing , she knew how to quieten him down , and this ability to put up with his disagreeable side could only mean one thing , he reasoned . |
| 2 | If he had made up his mind to see her again , then he would have moved heaven and earth to accomplish it . |
| 3 | But here was a youth so far ahead of his time that if he had turned up on the streets of London sixty or seventy years later , he would still have been recognised as a sure sign of an alarmingly unrivalled degeneration among the young . |
| 4 | An acquaintance of mine arrived some weeks later to be told that he could have them if he had turned up sooner . |
| 5 | Because of the circumstances under which most replacement gutters are fitted , however , they may not join up as beautifully as you 'd like , which may mean that they need more regular cleaning — but do n't rush to criticise your builder — it probably was n't his fault if he had to join up to existing work . |
| 6 | ‘ It would n't have surprised me if he had sat up and shouted ‘ Geronimo ’ as he went , ’ he said . |
| 7 | His ferocious idealism made her think over and over again in terror of what her father would have said to her , and what she would have replied , if he had woken up when she shook him . |
| 8 | It was as if he 'd made up his mind about something yet was not sure if it was the right thing to do . |
| 9 | He fluttered his fingers as if he 'd picked up something hot . |
| 10 | However , he knew that if he failed to live up to it they would not take his word again . |
| 11 | If he failed to turn up , the Commissioner had the power to hear the plaintiff 's case only and give immediate judgement on it . |
| 12 | If he failed to come up with explanations to put everything right then , and then only , would he have to face the consequences himself , for it was clear now that she would have to leave — disengage herself from him , as Marc had so succinctly put it — but she had given her word and she would wait until the whole matter could be discussed openly . |
| 13 | I left the bike in the shed and watched him from the shed door for a while , poised so that if he happened to wake up it would look as though I was just in the act of shutting the door . |
| 14 | If he happened to come up the way . |
| 15 | But he did see that his usually tough , self-sufficient male parent was , for once , looking as if he needed bolstering up . |
| 16 | And , of course , if he did stir up trouble he could always be put inside again . |