Example sentences of "that [pron] [vb past] [verb] up [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She suggested in that shoddy little newspaper interview that I 'd broken up her marriage … but let's not talk of it , Gregory , please . |
| 2 | She met him emerging from their tall block of apartments as she was returning from work on the Friday evening , having stopped to buy groceries on the way home , her mind flying ahead to Luke 's arrival and all that she planned to say to him now that she had made up her mind to end their affair . |
| 3 | Not that she had made up her mind about taking Bridget into her confidence — she would leave that decision until later . |
| 4 | ‘ You did say that you wanted to patch up our differences , Fran ? ’ |
| 5 | Half felt the error was so common that they voted to give up its etymological origin — ‘ to become public ’ . |
| 6 | The advocates of " Unity " argued , however , that a considerable change had come over the Communist Party and that it had given up its " social fascist " accusations . |
| 7 | Japan said that it intended to build up its military forces to a high level so that it could cut them down in the interests of peace . |
| 8 | His Honour John Slack in allowing the appeal told the RSPCA that it needed to clean up its act if it was to secure future prosecutions . |
| 9 | Carlos Abadia , leader of the broad-based opposition movement National Civic Crusade ( NCC ) , claimed that it was well known that Ford wished to stand for the presidency in 1994 and that he wished to give up his ministerial post " to reduce the political pressure on him " . |
| 10 | Fergus , used to the occasional cigar with his brandy now that he 'd given up his pipe , pronounced the smoke quite cool , and objected more to the sweet taste of the Old Holborn than to the scent of resin . |
| 11 | Tumbleweed inquired , eager to get things moving now that he had made up his mind . |
| 12 | Mrs Bridges maintained : ‘ Mr Newton admitted on Friday that he had made up his end of the story . |
| 13 | He had simply hesitated to take the plunge and stake on a worthwhile weekend with her , and it was pure chance that he had made up his mind just after he had learned her name . |
| 14 | The grounds were that he had used up his grant entitlement in qualifying to be a teacher . |