Example sentences of "would [vb infin] [pers pn] up " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it started to snow , say at four o'clock , we would have what we called snowmen — and we would knock them up and they would come running to get a day 's work in the snow . |
| 2 | And I said to Norman have you got anything in here that would cover it up ? |
| 3 | ‘ Did n't expect you would prefer it up here with the molars . ’ |
| 4 | You might think this would slow you up but the reverse is actually true . |
| 5 | ‘ What an excellent product … its first use has prevented the bank foreclosing on a client when it seemed certain that they would wind them up ’ ( HBB Group of Chartered Accountants ) |
| 6 | If she could get there before the long closure for lunch-hour he would make her up a preparation , and Peony could get it back to her mother and possibly get back again to the harbour for the Swimming Gala . |
| 7 | I had some material and they said they would make it up into a Kamiz for me , so next time I went there I took along a garment that fitted me . |
| 8 | of ten , overnight , especially after a major row with her daughter , Marie 's mother , stricken with guilt , would swear to herself that she would make it up to Marie tomorrow : tomorrow , they would make a fresh start . |
| 9 | She had never felt so wretched and she vowed that if Maggie recovered she would make it up to her somehow . |
| 10 | Because he believed that she would make it up , he knew she would , damn him . |
| 11 | That would make it up |
| 12 | She would make it up as she went along — like a story told to a child at bedtime ; like a clever lie that relies as much on the truth as on deception . |
| 13 | It had been advised by my doctor that a year 's holiday in another land would build me up , as I had grown too quickly and had , as the phrase goes , " overgrown my strength " . |
| 14 | Those sausages were a credit to Mother because she knew just the seasoning they required , and we would hang them up in the kitchen for people to eat as they pleased . |
| 15 | The bus would catch me up about halfway . ’ |
| 16 | With Balor loping along at their side , they could not discuss whether Fenella would be all right , or speculate how soon she and Caspar would catch them up , or even try to spy out a place to stop and wait for them . |
| 17 | Daddy 's driven after you , but I did n't think he would catch you up because your car goes much faster than his . ’ |
| 18 | The guys would chat me up , y'know , like — [ imitating an African accent ] ‘ I want you to be my wife ’ — and I found it all really flattering . |
| 19 | That would line him up with Edmund though would n't it ? |
| 20 | She had to take all the money in his wallet , she explained , because her ‘ business manager ’ would beat her up if she did n't turn in the profits . |
| 21 | He thought Egan would beat him up when they met . |
| 22 | Their guide turned left across Butt Bridge , heading towards Great Brunswick Street which would bring them up around by Trinity College … |
| 23 | ‘ I thought that would bring you up . |
| 24 | I do not remember much about my father — just odd memories , like when he would lift me up on his horse and give me a ride . |
| 25 | Just as a kid he would lift me up on the m up on the er counter , you know and me I was born in and then we shifted to the bottom , you know that white house , I think it 's all offices now , in the the erm big gates of the cathedral . |
| 26 | Suddenly , he was gathering her against him , as though he would lift her up into his arms and carry her off . |
| 27 | And I thought , well I 'll just pop in chemist and I was hoping it would clear it up , so I would n't |
| 28 | Downs said : ‘ If I said what I really thought about the ref , they would lock me up and throw away the key . ’ |
| 29 | Then they ( the police ) would lock me up for a couple of hours at a time but I did n't get charged until I was 15 . ’ |
| 30 | His wee wife would keep the castle warm for him , down there , and Marion would welcome him up here , for food and warm clothing . |