Example sentences of "[vb infin] [conj] [verb] up [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He enjoyed the camaraderie of police life and spent several minutes going about the murder squad office , exchanging pleasantries with officers he did not know and catching up with the latest news . |
| 2 | Organisations did n't work until backed up by the govt . |
| 3 | Right , I 'll , what I 'll do I 'll try and pick up on the local electrician or something . |
| 4 | From the safety angle , the Bosch tacker will not fire if picked up by the trigger — the nose must be pressed on to a surface for firing . |
| 5 | I 'll just go and pop up to the other estate agent cos if dad comes in now he 'll have his dinner wo n't he ? |
| 6 | Major Tzann could not help but pick up on the missing contriteness . |