Example sentences of "up his [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He opened the larder , which he kept locked whenever he was out , and picked up his carpet-bag from the stone floor . |
| 2 | He puffed up his chest like an exotic bird engaged in a courtship dance . |
| 3 | How nice it was when we could leave the back door undone for the baker to put the bread on the table , the butcher to walk in and even put the meat in the pantry safe and the insurance man to pick up his money from the table . |
| 4 | He set up his school in Edinburgh and in 1838 graduates of that school were made eligible to serve as army veterinary surgeons . |
| 5 | For good measure , he compared a litigant to a person about to give up his skin for the hope of retaining his bones . |
| 6 | Lewis was a mainstream Anglican who had angered Tolkien , on his conversion , by preferring Canterbury to Rome ; but his title Mere Christianity ( 1952 ) summed up his disdain for all denominational differences , and he never accepted the charge of belonging to any one wing of the Church . |
| 7 | He has to relearn it stage by stage , building up his awareness through experience , in much the same way as a child learns about putting on clothes by himself . |
| 8 | His bride was called Anne Nickerson , the daughter of an Essex landowner whose reluctant consent to an army marriage had turned to whole-hearted approval when Peter d'Alembord had put up his captaincy for sale . |
| 9 | A slight man , he held himself erect and drew up his portfolio across his chest . |
| 10 | A SCHOOLBOY brandishing a toy gun jokingly held up his mum in the street — and triggered a police alert . |
| 11 | With these words , leading Christian Bangladeshi editor , Susanta Adhikari , summed up his vision of Christian writing and publishing for participants at the fourth Bangladeshi Booksellers and Writers Workshop which was held in Dhaka on 25–27 July . |
| 12 | In this spirit , and doubtless moved by these very arguments , early in 1987 Kenneth Baker set up his committee under the chairmanship of G. R. Higginson , the Vice-Chancellor of Southampton University , to recommend principles that should govern A level syllabuses and their assessment ‘ in the light of the Government 's commitment to retain GCE Advanced level examinations as an essential means for setting standards of excellence , and with the aim of maintaining or improving the present character and rigorous standards of these examinations ’ . |
| 13 | To relieve the monotony of the black head , yellow sighting lines had been painted on it to enable the golfer to line up his putt on the ‘ sweet spot ’ — the dead centre of the putter head . |
| 14 | The caddie had put the flag back in the hole so that the second competitor could line up his putt on it . |
| 15 | The besieged driver revved up his engine in a threatening manner and berated his passengers . |
| 16 | A world was coming in which it would almost certainly never again be possible to walk quietly , as Frederica and Alexander walked , through the village where Van Gogh tramped and set up his easel in the clean dust . |
| 17 | She was killed by PERSEUS when he held up his shield to her and she gazed at her own reflection . |
| 18 | ‘ You do not know , ’ said Lili , ‘ how many women would gladly put away for ever their suspender-belt and stockings — put them away with the relief of the weary warrior hanging up his shield after battle . ’ |
| 19 | Mungo picked up his diary from the floor beside the bed . |
| 20 | told his wife to get the doctor , and that sort of business in , but er imagine a man knocking up his shed during the night |
| 21 | In 1877 he was ordained priest and in 1878 took up his ministry in Wray-on-Windermere . |
| 22 | ( 2 ) This section also applies if , at any time after 9th June 1988 , a landlord ( in this section referred to as " the landlord in default " ) or any person acting on behalf of the landlord in default — ( a ) attempts unlawfully to deprive the residential occupier of any premises of his occupation of the whole or part of the premises , or ( b ) knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that the conduct is likely to cause the residential occupier of any premises — ( i ) to give up his occupation of the premises or any part thereof , or ( ii ) to refrain from exercising any right or pursuing any remedy in respect of the premises or any part thereof , does acts likely to interfere with the peace or comfort of the residential occupier or members of his household , or persistently withdraws or withholds services reasonably required for the occupation of the premises as a residence , and , as a result , the residential occupier gives up his occupation of the premises as a residence . |
| 23 | ( 2 ) This section also applies if , at any time after 9th June 1988 , a landlord ( in this section referred to as " the landlord in default " ) or any person acting on behalf of the landlord in default — ( a ) attempts unlawfully to deprive the residential occupier of any premises of his occupation of the whole or part of the premises , or ( b ) knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that the conduct is likely to cause the residential occupier of any premises — ( i ) to give up his occupation of the premises or any part thereof , or ( ii ) to refrain from exercising any right or pursuing any remedy in respect of the premises or any part thereof , does acts likely to interfere with the peace or comfort of the residential occupier or members of his household , or persistently withdraws or withholds services reasonably required for the occupation of the premises as a residence , and , as a result , the residential occupier gives up his occupation of the premises as a residence . |
| 24 | ( 8 ) In proceedings to enforce a liability arising by virtue of subsection ( 3 ) above , it shall be a defence for the defendant to prove that he believed , and had reasonable cause to believe — ( a ) that the residential occupier had ceased to reside in the premises in question at the time when he was deprived of occupation as mentioned in subsection ( 1 ) above or , as the case may be , when the attempt was made or the acts were done as a result of which he gave up his occupation of those premises ; or ( b ) that , where the liability would otherwise arise by virtue only of the doing of acts or the withdrawal or withholding of services , he had reasonable grounds for doing the acts or withdrawing or withholding the services in question . |
| 25 | He picked up his wallet with his free hand , and sort of tugged me to the door . |
| 26 | A HUSBAND saved his budgie before blowing up his home with his wife and her family of TV addicts inside . |
| 27 | He will not give up his quest for a full cap . ’ |
| 28 | So we wrote nancy boy all up his leg on this plaster . |
| 29 | adding up his bill without reference to the innkeeper ; in other words , leaving vital factors out of account . |
| 30 | Part of that service was doubtless to help Simon build up his following of midlands knights , for Peter was well connected locally — in 1260–2 , six Warwickshire/Leicestershire knights acted as his pledges ( Public Record Office , JUST 1/953 , mm.1d,7 ; 954 , m.23d ) . |