Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] [pron] up [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Before fifteen days are over , if it please God , those tambours shall be laid before you , and shall be sounded for your pleasure , and then they shall be given to the Bishop Don Hieronymo , that he may hang them up in the Church of St. Mary , Mother of God .
2 Well that should make it up to something .
3 I felt that if , for perfect reasons of conscience , I could not fight for her , I must give her up for ever .
4 When Mrs Gaskell herself went to stay with a duke , her daughter , Meta , suggested that they should dress themselves up in the bed curtains ‘ of thick white satin stamped with little rosebuds ’ .
5 ‘ We must carry her up to the sick-room . ’
6 A large Biblical map of Solomon 's life lay beneath a quotation from the Book of Chronicles chapter 2 verse 16 : ‘ And we will cut wood out of Lebanon , as much as thou shalt need : and we will bring it to thee in flotes by sea to Joppa ; and thou shalt carry it up to Jerusalem . ’
7 FOR A LARK , a comfortable winner at Haldon a week ago , should follow it up at today 's Spooners and West Dartmoor meeting , writes Hugh Condry .
8 If you 're worried about Chester 's , and you really think you could do something to help , a relaxing holiday should set you up for the fight ! ’
9 Maybe we should take them up on it . ’
10 Now the 11 strong Ulster contingent from that ill-fated Polish trip must drag themselves up by the bootlaces for an earlier-than-usual start to the domestic programme , as next weekend sees the opening round of matches , albeit in diluted form in the Harp Kirk Cup .
11 Now the 11 strong Ulster contingent from that ill-fated Polish trip must drag themselves up by the bootlaces for an earlier-than-usual start to the domestic programme , as next weekend sees the opening round of matches , albeit in diluted form in the Harp Kirk Cup .
12 So it is with history essays — you can have an opinion but you must back it up with fact or reasons .
13 They should pick her up without any trouble . ’
14 ’ I think Baroness Faithful should put them up in her own house.Or her own town.Why come here ? ’
15 You should allow anything up to four hours for the assembly , which gives you plenty of time to make sure that you understand each step fully .
16 He seems to be saying that we should open ourselves up to this possibility , and that if we do not do so , we may miss something that may ultimately be much more important to us than all that science is able to capture in its net .
17 Both were vocal in their belief that Hungary must pull itself up by its own bootstraps .
18 An accidental glimpse in a shop window or mirror may bring us up with a jolt .
19 Jim told him and Ted said , ‘ I 'll go and get it and put it back , then I 'll cover it up until that museum chap comes . ’
20 And as I 'm putting you out on your half-day I 'll make it up to you , there will be something extra by way of a thank you in your pay packet on Friday ’
21 I 'll make it up to you . ’
22 ‘ You can say : ‘ I 'll make it up to you , Martin .
23 I only want you to cos it 'll make it up to three .
24 Then , his mouth muffled against her sweet-smelling hair , he went on softly , ‘ Do n't be too disappointed ; I 'll make it up to you .
25 I 'll catch you up in a minute or two . ’
26 " I 'll chop them up for kindling . "
27 We 'll hang you up over this machine , teach you to respect it . ’
28 ‘ I 'll beam you up to a point in space close to the centre of a galaxy .
29 OK , ’ he decided , ‘ Once we get home , a bite of lunch , and I 'll beam you up for a quick one . ’
30 ‘ I 'll bring them up in the morning after breakfast . ’
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