Example sentences of "up [noun sg] and [pron] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ That bookshop experience really helped when we set up Headline and I started running the UK sales force .
2 And she were on her about and sailors and what have you and I thought , aye , I 'll know where you 'll end up lady and she has .
3 The pool is also used for running training , to help build up stamina and he does his weight training there as well .
4 His mother gave up farming and he took things over .
5 Our interior design company offers a complete making up service and we have our own upholsterer on the premises .
6 I have , and I you know , there 's been many a day I 've thought cor I 'm really glad I 'm in , I 'm really glad that I did n't give , giving up day and there 's been days when I thought christ how the hell did you get through that day
7 He and Ollie and Mac made a good team , playing at various Underground stations all that autumn and winter until Mac left because he had found a place to live up north and they took Peter on .
8 I was quite prepared to die without giving it too much thought , you understand — and suddenly I find I 've got up steam and I 've puff-puffed past the station labelled ‘ Death ’ and the track lies all before me , unsignposted . ’
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