Example sentences of "have [verb] [pron] up [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well we were going to buy er a caravan when my wa er just , just before my husband died we were sort of looking for a caravan , we had gone and paid a deposit , we should have picked it up on a Saturday and he go , he died on a Friday , so I had to cancel and er only this week er I told you did n't I , that they paid my deposit back because it was genuine tragedy , I , I did n't sort of er made it up that I , you know , sometimes you 've paid a deposit and then you 've changed your mind |
| 2 | She stood up : ‘ No , I did n't ! — So he could n't have done it , could he ? — And before you say owt , he could n't have looked her up in the phone book 'cos she 's ex-directory ! — And anyway , he told me to go round there today and get her to put her money in the bank . |
| 3 | Did you have to psych yourself up for the part ? |
| 4 | ‘ We 'll have to feed you up with a good meal before you go , ’ said Sister Margaret . |
| 5 | You could have warmed it up with a hot water bottle or a heat pad do n't leave it there with the baby in it , but you can certainly warm the bed first , you can warm the baby 's clothes , keep them in the airing cupboard , or lots of houses around here have Agas do n't they ? |
| 6 | I thought she might have made it up as an excuse for coming round to see me . |
| 7 | If that had happened in my day , those players would have had him up against the nearest wall and sorted it out . |
| 8 | If he improves over the next 3–4 years and lasts until he 's 30 , then you will have to put him up alongside the other 2 . |
| 9 | you 'll have to put them up on the ceiling |
| 10 | He 's been reckon she must have locked herself up in the dark . |
| 11 | That area of your life not only is of no interest to me , but I also consider it in very poor taste that you should have brought it up in the first place ! ’ |
| 12 | Surely the place would have the mental institution would have set you up with a home or something when you left ? |
| 13 | Its excellent PR and the enthusiasm of the press might simply have set it up for a great fall if the use of its powers had proved to be weak or ineffective . |
| 14 | The young , untrained dog must have chased them up to the edge of the pit , where they fell to their death . |