Example sentences of "me [to-vb] up a " 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 | They asked me to set up a buffet for a press launch , then they said it was for me ! ’ |
| 5 | Arithmetic not only took my mind off the leg , but also spurred me to keep up a pace of four miles an hour . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | It was too early for me to think up a brilliant reply . |
| 8 | You want me to blow up a railroad station ? ’ |
| 9 | 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 . |