Example sentences of "[adv] want [to-vb] up [prep] a " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Now , I sat up in bed last night reading papers because I did n't want to turn up at a meeting unprepared . |
2 | You have to know how to keep ahead of this game if you do n't want to wind up in a wooden trenchcoat . |
3 | I leave my heating on during the night because I do n't want to get up in a cold flat but people I know try to save their money by living in the cold . ’ |
4 | It is an essential part of the composition and , as George put it : ‘ You do n't want to end up with a cushion that resembles a lump of putty . ’ |
5 | If those trainers did n't want to end up in a splash they 'd better get out of the way before I … |
6 | And apparently Jason Horfitz then said he would n't be passing on the information he had to anybody else as he did n't want to end up in a ditch . ’ |