Example sentences of "he [verb] up " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yer farvver 's never bin one ter talk much about 'is work but 'e clams up whenever I ask 'im what 'e 's bin doin'. 'E gets very tired too lately . |
| 2 | Well , ter cut a long story short 'e ends up tellin' me that the last bloke was put off fer losin' too much time an' I might be a bad time-keeper as well , what wiv me injuries . |
| 3 | ‘ 'E gives me enough embarrassment as it is by what 'e gets up to . |
| 4 | ‘ It come to 'im from 'is dad ; 'e says 'e feels undressed without it an' do n't know whether it 's 'alf-past five or ten to eight when 'e gets up , or if it 's teatime or dinnertime . |
| 5 | The smudginess of the pastels had helped him cover up early errors . |
| 6 | ‘ She thinks it 's bad for him to go up there , the North , he really hates that country — |
| 7 | At the same time I placed a leg between his ; the object being to prevent him bringing up his knee against my balls.The plan was to throw both of us to the ground — at the right moment . |
| 8 | You ca n't sing anything without him bringing up Chelsea . |
| 9 | For example , the mother of a five-year-old who always cries when bedtime comes may give in every so often and let him stay up late because she can not bear to see tears . |
| 10 | There was a warmth and a charm about him that made for easy relations with most people , even the press , and they helped him build up the confidence that was needed all round . |
| 11 | But just as she was about to tell him to brace up she heard an exclamation from further down the corridor . |
| 12 | She grabbed his hand , and urged him to sit up . |
| 13 | The same ostentatious pride in Southern good manners also prompted him to sit up immediately when one of the ship 's white-uniformed junior officers appeared at his side bearing a tray of iced drinks for him , his wife and two sons . |
| 14 | She knew that Harry regarded her sister as his private possession , and was not surprised to see him stamping up and down and growling like a baited bear . |
| 15 | From the corner of her eye , she watched him pick up the first coil of rope . |
| 16 | Best to say nothing , perhaps — and she watched him pick up his hat and dash off to save McAllister from any dragons she might meet between Vetch Street and the rectory . |
| 17 | She went past him gathering up unsevered clusters of candles which had been hung like fruit above a tank . |
| 18 | She remembered him propped up by the nurses , waving his little hands about . |
| 19 | He paused , and Isobel saw him glance up at Jean-Paul slyly . |
| 20 | But something made him glance up at the lounge window as he approached . |
| 21 | She realised she was gripping the gun with two hands and had trained it on his chest , as if she expected him to leap up at any moment and lunge at her . |
| 22 | After a few seconds the panel in front of him rose up . |
| 23 | Jo could imitate anybody and always made him crease up , even without the dope . |
| 24 | However , she seemed to have forgotten all about it , because she told him to pull up a chair and warm himself by the fire . |
| 25 | I really thought we 'd blown it when I saw him cracking up . |
| 26 | Oh that copper , he said he , he said the thing is he said what you 've got ta do is give him as much shit and aggravation as you can possibly give him , keep him hot and keep him roasted up he said because what happens is he 's getting along , long and he 's thinking oh I can do this and I can do that and I can do the other , he said but if you can get your solicitor to keep him on his toes he ai n't got time to think about nothing , he said and if he has done that job himself , he 's laughing at the moment , I said well he must have done it |
| 27 | I see him ending up pretty much like Stephen , half-fulfilled and half-frustrated — a third-rater , ’ she said , candidly and regretfully , ‘ and knowing it . ’ |
| 28 | Nor is it any more than the incidental music to a play that captured the composer 's imagination and inspired him to conjure up the ‘ goings on in the Magicked Athenian wood ’ . |
| 29 | He had n't seen copper trying to get him caught up , I wonder how much he was using mirror when he was overtaking people ? |
| 30 | It was amazing to see him walking up and down these almost vertical branches without the slightest trouble . |