Example sentences of "[noun pl] [subord] [pron] [vb past] [pron] up " in BNC.
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| 1 | By the time they reached a point half-way to the island the water had reached their hips so they gave it up as a bad job and began to enjoy themselves . |
| 2 | The paint on the seat was hot to his palms as he pushed himself up . |
| 3 | His mouth brushed her lips and Robyn felt the strength of his arms as he scooped her up and carried her through the doorway . |
| 4 | He sat in the driver 's seat to get the feel for a few moments before he started it up . |
| 5 | The pair had star quality written all over their faces as they hammed it up at a Buddy Holly tribute . |
| 6 | He was n't going to be as heavily built as his father , but was lithe and agile , and she loved to watch him going after gulls ' eggs out by Blackbottle Rocks , his long legs braced against the cliff face and the muscles in his neck and back standing out like cords as he heaved himself up over a ledge . |
| 7 | On one occasion he is alleged to have told a bald papal legate who had just excommunicated him for refusing to abandon his mistress that he would see the legate 's hair in curlers before he gave her up . |