Example sentences of "i [to-vb] up [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jahangir 's irritation was with the refereeing which , he reckoned , had hindered him throughout the tournament and yesterday he said it ‘ made it hard for me to catch up a couple of points ’ . |
| 2 | Mrs Putt might want a stall cleared out and fresh straw put in for some company she 's expecting , or she 'll want me to hitch up a carriage so she can go visiting . |
| 3 | Traffic was heavy and this was no day for me to pick up a ticket . |
| 4 | The Feldwebel pointed to the entrance to the station and the mousy man signed to me to pick up the case . |
| 5 | ‘ You want me to pick up the tab . ’ |
| 6 | Off he went to Great Scotland Yard , in that frightful double-breasted suit , silly flat cap and flashy green tie , carrying all the worries of the Empire on his shoulders , leaving me to pick up the pieces . |
| 7 | They asked me to set up a buffet for a press launch , then they said it was for me ! ’ |
| 8 | ‘ They are trying to sling mud at me to cover up the defeat by Peru , ’ he said , rising to his own defence and pointing a brave if belated finger back at the SFA . |
| 9 | Georgina wants me to tidy up the manuscript before she lets Gasset and Lode have it . |
| 10 | ‘ Everyone told me to give up the womanising at my age . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Would you like me to fix up an audience with the King here ? |
| 12 | Arithmetic not only took my mind off the leg , but also spurred me to keep up a pace of four miles an hour . |
| 13 | times of I mean , I actually think it 's a an awful lot of ask of a friendship , or of a family situation and also , indeed , if you I mean I think sometimes they can be very supportive but th the true understanding may not be there and erm I think that 's what led me to start up a self- help group in Edinburgh erm which is , has been erm running for the last two years now . |
| 14 | ‘ And if we 're to outwit these giants , there 's nothing for it but for me to call up the Draoicht Suan . |
| 15 | John would have to help me to back up the computer data with some experimental work . |
| 16 | It was too early for me to think up a brilliant reply . |
| 17 | The spirit of the Lord God is upon me Because the Lord has anointed me To bring good tidings to the afflicted ; He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted , To proclaim liberty to the captives And the opening of prison to those who are bound ; To proclaim the year of the Lord 's favour … |
| 18 | Phone if you want me to saddle up the mare and I 'll have her ready for you by the time you get down here . ’ |
| 19 | Tonight it 's my turn ; he 'll expect me to take up the story where he left off , but I 've no intention of doing that . |
| 20 | My wife and I are staying at the Danieli , but she 's not been feeling well and urged me to take up the offer of an observer 's seat here . ’ |
| 21 | You want me to blow up a railroad station ? ’ |
| 22 | The programs were originally written for BBC machines because their ‘ user-defined graphics ’ facility enabled me to bring up the special phonetic symbols on screen . |
| 23 | The patient 's requirement for frequent repetition of the Phosphorus led me to make up a 5ml dropper bottle as the stock bottle i.e. the LM granule dissolved in 5mls of water and alcohol instead of 100mls . |