Example sentences of "up [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | Howells maintained that Kylie represented the UP side of life and would be a continuing pop power because she would never lose the sense of fun she injected into every new project . |
| 2 | Gill took up volleyball at school and returned to the sport three years ago . |
| 3 | One by one , governments gave up sovereignty for stability and acceded to the TAPIR . |
| 4 | Colon motility studies in the 1960s suggested that in constipation , the motility index ( frequency×amplitude of contraction ) is increased , holding up passage of stool and causing abdominal pain . |
| 5 | My dad used to take two sugars , and when I said I was giving up sugar in tea and coffee , he reduced it to one . |
| 6 | Authority can be mistaken and it can cover up ignorance with prestige and prevent people from thinking for themselves . |
| 7 | They are to store up treasure in heaven and not on earth . |
| 8 | Because of these complexities , friendships with the Willses tend to be built up step by step and to become all the more valued because their qualities are seldom revealed all at one time . |