Example sentences of "up [vb -s] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Up goes the axe . |
| 2 | Inspector comes in — up goes the radio to the ventilator out of sight . |
| 3 | A tap is turned , a pressure of 120 pounds per square inch applied to the piston , and up goes the end of the coach as easily as though it were a doll 's house . |
| 4 | Up goes the telescope , you 're lying there you know , and the doctor told me , he said , Do you wan na watch ? |
| 5 | Doctors are all very well , but mountain climbing doctors are all bonkers in my experience , mutant crosses between James Robertson Justice , Rab C Nesbitt and Evel Knievel , eternally setting up drips the better and faster to imbibe Old Scrotum 's Real Brain Shrinking Liver Ale . |
| 6 | Her life and career after she and Burton split up confirms the opinion of her energy and flair — and her directness . |
| 7 | The National Insurance Act gave the newly set up exchanges the role of administering the system of unemployment benefit . |
| 8 | The anger that builds up characterizes the general pattern of interaction between the parent and child with the parent being erratic and inconsistent in reaction and the child being aggressive and difficult in order to gain attention and have his or her own way . |
| 9 | They will meekly pay up including making up amounts the Labour fringe refuses to pay . |
| 10 | A wash and brush up keeps the wheels in good shape … but sometimes mechanics can only sratch away at the problem . |
| 11 | ‘ Very good ! and oh ! up jumps the bee and goes buzzing over to the other side — to — to Max 's book , and he says to Max , bzz , bzz Mr Max , have you got any flowers for me to eat ? and Max says — ssh , can you hear him … ? ’ |
| 12 | What one can be absolutely sure about is that giving up does the other side 's work for them , and ruins all your own possible futures and other people 's as well . |
| 13 | A straight mantleshelf will appeal to the bold or those unconcerned by the prospect of knees or feet catching the underside of the projection causing this impasse , while the downright devious will immediately start to shuffle , heart in the mouth , leftwards to the other side of the arête , from where a straightforward step up gains the shelf and relief . |
| 14 | Regulations have now been issued to improve disclosures by trustees of pension funds and to provide that a deficiency in a pension scheme that is wound up becomes the debt of the employer ( p 111 ) . |
| 15 | The section provides that a deficiency in a pensions scheme that is wound up becomes the debt of the employer . |
| 16 | However , in the very first debate in the House after the shadow Chancellor 's statement , up pops the hon. Gentleman and , in the first intervention from the Opposition Front Bench , says , ’ Spend more , spend more . ’ |
| 17 | Of course every now and again the hand goes down the side a hand goes down and up comes the sweets and it 's continuous . |