Example sentences of "[vb infin] up shop " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps the first task facing Mr Chris Patten , or whoever takes over from the current Governor , Lord Wilson , will be to break the deadlock over whether the People 's Liberation Army of China should set up shop in the glossy commercial heart of Hong Kong island . |
| 2 | While Russia is an area of interest , he does n't believe Coda will set up shop there over the next couple of years at least , until economic stability is re-established . |
| 3 | Any more and I could set up shop ! ’ |
| 4 | I think we should shut up shop , if you do n't mind . |
| 5 | We might just as well shut up shop . |
| 6 | One can not shut up shop and say , ’ We wipe our hands of those people . ’ |
| 7 | The Department of Transport is unmoved , insisting that the cafe 's must shut up shop by july the 22nd . |
| 8 | The Department of Transport is unmoved , insisting that the cafe 's must shut up shop by July the 22nd . |