Example sentences of "you [vb mod] [verb] up " in BNC.
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| 1 | Under current legislation you may invest up to £6,000 in a general PEP in any single tax year . |
| 2 | If you listen carefully , over two or three interviews you may build up an understanding of the themes and patterns of what the person is trying to say , through watching out for repetition . |
| 3 | Divorce is common enough for even young children to be aware of it and to fear you may split up . |
| 4 | You may end up ‘ training ’ your child how to escalate her demanding behaviour . |
| 5 | Talking too much has the additional disadvantage that you may end up revealing more than you intended , especially if you do not want to draw attention to a lack of relevant expertise , or a past unhappy work experience . |
| 6 | You may end up in the red , but as long as it 's not by too much , you 're less likely to have rows about it . ’ |
| 7 | You may be able to solve the problem by introducing one or more Regal Tangs to give some sense of security in numbers , but there is no guarantee of this and you may end up with three nervous fish instead of one . |
| 8 | Remember , before you approach the council , that they may be more than interested in the quantities of water necessary to run your ponds … you may end up with the officials knocking at your door . |
| 9 | It is a good idea not to eat for an hour or two beforehand , or you may end up with some serious indigestion . |
| 10 | The second drawback is that if you spend too much time standing back , commenting on what 's going on , using humour and changing the subject you may end up disrupting a collective sense of purpose and fail to meet your objective . |
| 11 | If , on the other hand , you are someone who restricts themselves to using commonality tactics , you may end up as a martyr . |
| 12 | In fact , if you think you may end up wanting a second machine ( of a different gauge ) as well as a standard gauge , it makes sense to buy the model without a KnitRadar and then buy the KnitRadar as an add-on accessory which you can use with whichever machine you are knitting on . |
| 13 | ‘ Knowing James , you may end up with more than you bargained for . ’ |
| 14 | Despite it all , though , you may end up looking a bit foolish if you find you 've been barking up the wrong tree . |
| 15 | Remember , though , that everyone makes more mistakes in copying than in original writing , so you may end up with more errors in the rewritten piece than in the original . |
| 16 | On the other , if you bluff against an opponent who has a really good hand you may end up very much worse off than if you had decided to throw in your bad hand before you had raised the bet too far . |
| 17 | And you will , if you do n't end up with a house fire you may end up with nasty burns or even electric shock . |
| 18 | But … through a degree of thoughtlessness and ill-considered preparation you may end up putting forward social views that you disagree with . |
| 19 | You may end up preferring these practical , hard-wearing materials in this well-used room . |
| 20 | An architect : maybe he had a smart assistant last year ; you may end up with the dumbest heap of concrete you ever saw . |
| 21 | Yeah , well like please do take this seriously because it 's , it 's quite important as regards to insurance and having As Vanbrugh proved last weekend , y we can do a good job with your stuff put together , and if like someone got fried , then you may end up in trouble . |
| 22 | ‘ You may end up being injured and , if you are caught , you will be charged , ’ said Mr Wood . |
| 23 | BEWARE of taking part in karaoke — you may end up hurtling towards the ground from a great height with only a length of elastic preventing a headlong dive to oblivion . |
| 24 | For instance , if you were kept hostage in Iraq with someone whom you thought would never be your type of friend , you may end up being the best of friends all because you have shared the same problems and experiences . |
| 25 | You never know where you may meet up with him . ’ |
| 26 | You may clear up after that . ’ |
| 27 | Try to neutralise these tendencies by taking heed of your owner 's complaints , or you may finish up the underdog . |
| 28 | If you decide to design your own lace pattern , do remember that you must transfer to both left and right rather than in just one direction or you may finish up with a definite bias in your knitting . |
| 29 | The minimum investment is £2,500 and you may deposit up to £25,000 . |
| 30 | You may move up , down or horizontally to find the next letter but not diagonally . |