Example sentences of "[vb -s] [to-vb] [pron] up [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jones , reeling from a £20,000 fine and suspended six-month ban imposed by the FA for his part in a video nasty about soccer dirty tricks , has to pick himself up at Middlesbrough . |
| 2 | as I say she 'd have everything down , I think I , she definitely needs a big house , but not only that I mean she has to put everything up like |
| 3 | He has to do more than they do , and he has to keep it up for much longer . |
| 4 | It 's not that he wishes to set himself up as a leader . |
| 5 | Someone spills the maple syrup , and tries to mop it up with another table 's tablecloth . |
| 6 | I do n't think I 've ever come up against sexism , except from in the classroom when the teacher to , the economics teacher tries to wind us up by saying women would should be chained to the kitchen sink ! |
| 7 | This qualification can be taken as either a post-graduate or a post-experience course and is equally relevant to a young graduate starting a career in management or to an older man with some experience of management , who wishes to bring himself up to date with the latest practice . |