Example sentences of "[adj] [vb mod] [verb] up [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | If groups of , say , 50 to 100 people were to be asked how many of them would like to see some deregulation on Sunday , only about half would put up their hands ; the other half would want to keep Sunday special . |
2 | This will build up your aerobic fitness and train you in the right way . |
3 | This will loosen up your right hip . |
4 | This will loosen up your left shoulder as you gently ease your left arm further over your head . |
5 | As more assets are purchased , this will drive up their price . |
6 | Some will throw up their hands at such tottering edifices of supposition . |
7 | And he he 's always the first one that 'll eat up his dinner and got his hand up ready for seconds ! |
8 | All the information they got should be pooled , the only condition was that each paper was sent to every other paper , and that all could pick up anything they wanted . |
9 | Not all will pay up their debts , however . |
10 | The individual concerned would pick up his P45 tax form from the accounts department and slink off . |
11 | What could he do that would sum up everything he knew about himself ? |
12 | That would take up her time , make her forget Ruth . |
13 | The Constitutional Court ruled on June 21 that the four United People ( HB ) deputies elected in October 1989 could take up their seats in the Congress of Deputies by swearing an amended version of the oath of allegiance to the Constitution . |
14 | Any fish that is particularly sensitive will show up their presence , no matter how small the amount , by scratching on rocks and tank uplifts . |