Example sentences of "up [conj] [verb] [pron] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | A quota is established by dividing the total number of valid votes by the number of members to be elected plus one , and rounding up or adding one to the quotient . |
| 2 | Cowley took the phone from Roz Hatch as she picked it up and passed it to him , then left him to his privacy . |
| 3 | She took a joint from the pack , lit up and offered one to Mitchum who accepted . |
| 4 | She arched against him , her hands searching desperately for his skin , and with a harsh groan he stood up and dragged her to her feet . |
| 5 | The hon. Member for Rugby and Kenilworth stood up and praised it to the heavens — they all did , calling it the flagship of their policy . |
| 6 | I thought the part that , you know , she forgot it er well I know she did n't forget it , she just did it on purpose , but three days after my birthday it 's her wee brother 's first birthday and she had , she had the nerve to ring me up and invite me to her brother 's first birthday party accept and go up there with a present and a card and all and she could n't even have rang me up to say happy birthday So I have n't |
| 7 | ‘ This book : if you lose it somewhere , someone will pick it up and return it to you . |
| 8 | Yeah and she 's totally focused , she 's er , I think she 's got two children erm her husbands works , she 's got two children she 's brought up and developed herself to be a branch manager or assistant branch manager er she 's got a degree h now do n't listen to this Lorraine , who it said mid thirties |
| 9 | He sent Mr Leventis the weigh bill and the Cypriot embassy in Bonn picked them up and sent them to Cyprus . |
| 10 | Kits are available to fit window widths up to 245cm ( 8ft ) and if the size of your window falls between sizes , buy the next size up and cut it to size according to the manufacturer 's instructions . |
| 11 | Later , people would come along , dig him up and remove him to a more permanent resting place where the vicar would say a few words and it would all be over , except for those who remembered him . |
| 12 | Maybe Jack was rounding them up and moving them to another field . |
| 13 | Now , though , she was sitting in the dressing-room , not even sure if she could persuade her legs to stand up and carry her to the stage . |
| 14 | Suddenly the official got up and took me to the lift . |
| 15 | When he stabbed and lightly wounded the driver , they tied him up and took him to the settlement . |
| 16 | But they took what few they 'd got left on our regiment to Ireland so nobody else 'd desert , while they rounded the others up and took them to Ireland you see . |
| 17 | The steak was ready and Matthew dished it up and took it to the dining table . |
| 18 | One woman derelict told her that after living with three husbands for twenty-five years she had decided to give them up and devote herself to the task of viewing the Cathedrals and Abbeys of the British Isles . |
| 19 | He rolled the plan up and returned it to Berger . |
| 20 | At noon Sir Michael Adeane rang up and asked me to be at the Palace at 2 o'clock . |
| 21 | Then they stand it up and show it to the world . |
| 22 | He strode to her , picked her up and carried her to the bed . |
| 23 | He picked her up and carried her to the stairs . |
| 24 | He said as much when he got up and drove me to the airport . ’ |
| 25 | I think it came from David , but Angie and Tony certainly drummed it up and sold it to us and then went on and sold it to others . |
| 26 | Well , I said nothing , covered them up and tucked them to my side . |
| 27 | ’ Shut up and leave me to it . |
| 28 | I promptly dug the poor bird up and presented it to her . |
| 29 | She took Annie up and put her to bed , then went to their bedroom to change herself . |
| 30 | Amy helped him up and showed him to the door while Kath stripped off her gown and gloves . |