Example sentences of "but they [verb] up " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Because I 'm b aadd , ’ he clowns , but them holds up his shaking hand , spreads his fingers and says : ‘ It 's because of this . |
| 2 | The imperial eagle and the personification of Victory are obvious examples of symbols of imperial power , but they turn up with surprising frequency upon ornamental furniture , lamps and , most notably , 15 funerary monuments . |
| 3 | Progress was unavoidably slow but they set up and directed most of the subversive organisations . |
| 4 | They want to make screwball romantic comedies but they wind up producing sitcoms that look lost without a laugh track . |
| 5 | than likely , sixpences , but they mounted up . |
| 6 | In fact , these advisory councils neither have the strength conferred by expert knowledge , nor the experience of full-time work in the field , nor the responsibility conferred by direct election , but they cover up for the assumed need for some outside , popular supervision of these administrative agencies . |
| 7 | Not only that , but they struck up a partnership which produced thirty championship races in six seasons . |
| 8 | I 'm going to get ca n't get no blinds but they put up with that though make a drink coffee . |
| 9 | They had to pull their weight , but they brought up one or two who had lost their parents just as if they were their own children . |
| 10 | ‘ Dedicated machines are fine for some companies , ’ explains Mr Wakeley , ‘ but they take up floor space which could be used more profitably . |
| 11 | None of the group is especially common as fossils , but they make up for their general rarity by their interest . |
| 12 | In a combative interview with Empire Magazine he declared : ‘ Black people make up 20 per cent of the population of the US but they make up more than 95 per cent of what 's interesting and hip . ’ |
| 13 | But they grew up early these days . |
| 14 | ‘ Southampton were down at the bottom , but they rolled up their sleeves , put a run together and that 's what we now have to do . |
| 15 | They were very surprised , because usually they advertised for them , but they went up and asked the tailors if they wanted anyone , and then a dear old man , a er named Mr said he like a trouser finisher . |
| 16 | Discussions went on for a year and cost T&L about £500,000 in legal fees and other expenses , Vlitos says , ‘ but they came up with a strong agreement which protected T&L — a pygmy next to a corporate giant like J&J ’ . |
| 17 | They were then left with a hole to fill but they came up with a rider who not only won at Kirkistown but also showed a lot of talent . |
| 18 | That was one po no that was seventy five each way but they go up through and it 's now gon na be twenty eight to Manor Road |
| 19 | The various decay products in the uranium chain are not present as they are not soluble in water , but they build up in a defined way , according to the decay rates of the individual isotopes in the chain . |
| 20 | The methods we have covered do not represent all of those now being used , but they open up the possibilities of new approaches , some of which should become common tools of primary health care in the decade ahead . |
| 21 | The amounts involved are often relatively small , but they add up . |
| 22 | But they gave up when they failed to obtain financial assistance from the British government . |
| 23 | With the professors ' backing , disaffected St Petersburg students tried to set up a " free university " at the beginning of 1862 , but they gave up the attempt after a month when the government arrested a professor for lecturing in a supposedly provocative manner on the upcoming national millennium . |
| 24 | The two laughed , but they loosened up a little . |