Example sentences of "who [vb base] [verb] up [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Party chiefs hope to unite Tory rebels who want to hold up ratification with opposition MPs who see the Government motion as vote of confidence in John Major . |
| 2 | One of the things that those of us who were involved in local government campaigns were trying to do was to achieve some measure of redistribution in favour of all those lesbians and gays who do not belong to the charmed circles of The Swimming Pool Library — people who have no private income ; people who depend on their jobs and would welcome job security ; people who want council tenancies free of harassment , with friends and lovers of their choice ; people who want to meet others at venues which have disabled access , which are not commercially exploitative and which are run for the benefit of the community ; people who want to display affection or consensual desire publicly without fear of violence or arrest ; people who want to bring up children without intimidation from the courts or social workers ; people who have survived the indoctrination of the education system but do not want to see the next generation of lesbians and gays subjected to the same process ; people who wanted themselves and their lifestyles to be treated with respect by the health services . |
| 3 | It was a more acute problem by the time of 2 Peter : chapter 3 of that Letter is specifically directed towards those who have given up hope in the Return of Christ . |
| 4 | The police operation codenamed Lightbulb was targeted at drug pushers who have built up trade worth hundreds of thousands of pounds and who attract dealers from all over the North-west . |
| 5 | That 's why it 's best to go through an agency or er something like White and Eddies because they have people that collect them and they have people who have to take up references and |
| 6 | The Dee at Chester was fishable but the only action was from 40 cormorants who have taken up residence above the weir . |
| 7 | Other NHS treatment is free only for those from countries with reciprocal agreements , such as Australia , the European Community , refugees and those who have taken up residence here . |