Example sentences of "check up on the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Out of the corner of my eye I thought I saw a white butterfly — but it was the white pattern on the tail of an adult , checking up on the brood . |
2 | He was here checking up on the search for Terry Place . |
3 | Having been made to look stupid , he let us go without even checking up on the tax or the tyre . |
4 | Although , for the man who checks up on the standard of Britain 's prisons , there 's still some way to go . |
5 | The only point of Mr Baker 's tests that I can divine is that they will serve to check up on the teachers . |
6 | A POLICEMAN was fined £500 yesterday after using the main police computer to check up on the boyfriend of a neighbour 's daughter . |
7 | Northern Ireland people will now be able to check up on the levels of ozone , nitrogen dioxide and sulphur dioxide from data compiled in monitoring stations throughout the province . |
8 | The Inspector had pulled his radio out to check up on the ambulance . |
9 | It was my job to check up on the flock every morning and on Sundays Uncle Joe would come to the farm . |
10 | Catch the earliest flight down to London , check up on the Lennox twist . |