Example sentences of "had [adv] [verb] up [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When she had eventually plucked up her courage and looked out of the window , she had been entranced by the views from the carriage and the speed of travel . |
| 2 | I could not go back for some time as the Germans had obviously built up their air force to great strength , so I threw in my lot with Fulham church in my rare off-duty times . |
| 3 | The beasts had obviously picked up their scent and were now following their trail . |
| 4 | They had suddenly pulled up his breeches and made him stand in the corner . |
| 5 | The barbecue had gone out by now , and the singer had long packed up her keyboard . |
| 6 | Brucie should have asked his old mucker why he had apparently given up his comedy career to become a fulltime golfer , but he seemed more interested in sticking to what appeared to be a well-prepared script . |
| 7 | Brucie should have asked his old mucker why he had apparently given up his comedy career to become a full-time golfer , but he seemed more interested in sticking to what appeared to be a well-prepared script . |
| 8 | Brucie should have asked his old mucker why he had apparently given up his comedy career to become a full-time golfer , but he seemed more interested in sticking to what appeared to be a well-prepared script . |
| 9 | The problem was that in reality it was not so much the Danes who had to decide — they had already made up their minds — as the remainder of the EEC partners who had to face the consequences of the Danish decision . |
| 10 | He said the survey also showed that people believed ‘ the experts ’ had already made up their minds and were not interested in others ' views . |
| 11 | As Erika had already made up her mind , that effectively ended the debate . |
| 12 | When she followed him to Italy I believe she had already made up her mind to leave us and go to him . |
| 13 | Anyway , he had given her enough money to have the baby comfortably ; and she had already made up her mind that she was n't going to have it adopted . |
| 14 | Had she but known it I had already made up my mind to get better , and nothing in the world was further from my thoughts than death . ’ |
| 15 | I had already made up my mind to join the South African tour when it happened , so it was fortuitous in a way . |
| 16 | I had already made up my mind what I was going to say by the time Frankie had rapped on the door . |
| 17 | But Butler had already made up his mind . |
| 18 | De Gaulle had already made up his mind , having already instructed the French representatives on the Maudling Committee to convey the view that France did not believe it was possible to create the free trade area for which Britain was pressing . |
| 19 | For their part , the Muslims had already given up their claim to reunion with Syria as their price for participation in government under the Covenant . |
| 20 | Across the table , the younger of the two men from Six had already torn up his place card and put it in his pocket as a gesture of security . |
| 21 | Tom had meanwhile dug up his turnips , and set to work hedging , digging ditches and helping out with the other farms , when the extra labour was needed . |
| 22 | The rack shelving , together with its load of books and ornaments , had finally given up its unequal struggle with the force of gravity . |
| 23 | It was true that a major problem had just cropped up which demanded immediate attention . |
| 24 | I had just taken up my position behind the till of the kitchen gadget department and the store had been open only a matter of minutes when my first customer literally ran into view . |
| 25 | Lucien had unconsciously drawn up his hands to his chest . |
| 26 | Dogs gasped and changed places ; long ago cushions and covers had placidly yielded up their colours ; Aunt Tossie 's parrots fainted into their backgrounds , curtains dangled the edges of their rotten linings in the glare ; the evening was brimmed with lassitude . |
| 27 | The mixed crew of Sea Rover was commanded by a wily Dutch captain who had more tricks up his sleeve than the proverbial monkey . |
| 28 | Prospective buyers had been shown around , but the house had quickly made up her mind that they were not suitable for such as she . |
| 29 | The completeness of the Woodville collapse casts doubt on any suggestion that Edward IV had deliberately built up their power as a bulwark for his son — something which would have been tantamount to a conscious factionalization of politics . |
| 30 | The completeness of the Woodville collapse casts doubt on any suggestion that Edward IV had deliberately built up their power as a bulwark for his son — something which would have been tantamount to a conscious factionalization of politics . |