Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun pl] up [conj] [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I lit my tyres up and went sideways . |
| 2 | At this the women stopped their knees up and went back in without a look at the man . |
| 3 | And they were saying that you do n't give , the local erm MP was saying you know people just give their kids up and walk away . |
| 4 | It 's a chance for them to forget the washing up and their household chores , put their feet up and settle down for a comfortable snooze in front of their favourite television programme ( which really does n't sound much different from normal , does it ? ) |
| 5 | Emily put her feet up and stretched out and closed her eyes . |
| 6 | It 's now up to the players to buck their ideas up and bounce back . ’ |
| 7 | Mansell locked his brakes up and span off , his car turning backwards and colliding into the wall at about 75mph in a cloud of debris which included his right front wheel . |
| 8 | He swung his feet up and leaned back with his head on a cushion . |
| 9 | I need more people like my detective sergeant who rolls his sleeves up and gets on with the job . ’ |
| 10 | Try to make time to put your feet up and switch off but do n't be grouchy if you find it 's all work and no play ! |
| 11 | Then we both put our feet up and sat back . |
| 12 | In the end , of course , we all pulled our socks up and got on with the job . |