Example sentences of "mr [noun prp] have [verb] up " in BNC.
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| 1 | In his four years as an MP Mr Devlin has kept up a high profile . |
| 2 | But since Rayful 's father started him off in the business with a packet of cocaine from New York , prosecutors allege that Mr Edmond has built up a vast business concern , generating sales of up to $2m ( £1.25m ) a week . |
| 3 | Agreeing that the cakes should be protected , Mr Pinkney had set up a sort of crêpe paper barrier along the front of the display . |
| 4 | Kikuko Toyama , the gallery 's director , said Mr Ikeda has opened up in New York to acquaint American collectors with the work of contemporary Japanese artists . |
| 5 | According to the Nobel Committee which sits in Stockholm , Mr Gorbachov has opened up new possibilities for the World Community to solve its pressing problems . |
| 6 | Lord Justice Watkins , sitting with Mr Justice Garland , also rejected criticism made by Mr Justice Henry at an earlier hearing that Mr Saunders had set up a trust fund to render himself less likely to face litigation and reduce his ability to pay legal costs . |
| 7 | Unable to take over Kabul , Mr Hikmatyar has set up his own administration in Jalalabad , once a retreat for Afghanistan 's kings , 110 kilometres ( 68 miles ) from Kabul . |
| 8 | To maximise Milan 's chances of doing well in the Italian league , the national cup and the European Cup at the same time , Mr Berlusconi has built up a squad of players that can field two top-rate sides . |
| 9 | In the past seven years Mr Ratner has gobbled up rival retailers , including H. Samuel and Watches of Switzerland ( which must be wincing at the boss 's cheap-and-cheerfulness ) . |
| 10 | The vote on Mr Craxi has speeded up the disintegration of Italy 's scandal-tainted parties . |
| 11 | Mr Cox has put up a plaque explaining the stones . |
| 12 | A Labour councillor , Tom Barrie , said the cuts would not have been made if poll tax avoiders such as Mr Griffin had paid up . |
| 13 | Indeed Mr Gates has picked up around five hundred balls which have gone astray on his land . |
| 14 | Mr Bates has built up a 29.65 per cent stake in Cabra through a Virgin Islands-based company , Vanbrugh , but a full-scale bid looks unlikely . |
| 15 | Mr Clarke has to weigh up the strains which would be caused in our nation by admitting more refugees . |
| 16 | Mr Gay had turned up at her home in Niddrie Marischal Place after a drinking binge , armed with a baton and determined to continue the fight , it was claimed . |
| 17 | Mr Major has drawn up a hit list of 20 no-go areas for Brussels officials , including controversial moves to interfere with the Women 's Institute 's homemade jams and cakes . |
| 18 | Three years on , Mr Garnett has set up a company — Wisdom Agricultural — to make and market the device . |
| 19 | They had both pushed each other — and Mr Pollard had ended up falling over , hitting his head on the pavement . |