Example sentences of "[verb] [noun pl] [verb] up the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | While crackling flames eat up the beams |
2 | So therefore you got motorbikes going up the ramps , which were n't designed for that . |
3 | These grey areas show the need for clear procedural guidance for staff , carefully thought out training courses from SSDs , and extensive links between social services and health authorities to enable workers to weigh up the needs of the child , parental concerns , and the real risk of transmission to others . |
4 | About half a mile away an attack is going in on a hill , I can see Commandos advancing up the slopes , shells burst a short distance in front of the forward troops , probably covering fire from the British Artillery . |
5 | You may need to use tweezers to pick up the pieces and position them on your egg . |
6 | Now she is able to eat again , although naturally only very little and often but already she is feeling stronger and is doing exercises to build up the muscles which had become so weak . |
7 | The sharply reduced number of 16-18-year-olds will inevitably lead employers to bid up the wages of that age group to entice young people away from education and into unskilled or semi-skilled jobs . |
8 | Neighbours raised the alarm when they saw flames light up the early-hours darkness in Ferry Road , Edinburgh . |
9 | Now I know that er , some of the details are in the confidential section of the , of the agenda , I shall be very careful not to breach confidentiality , erm , but the , the proposal is this , that erm , we make representations to ensure that the receiver considers the welfare of residents er , in making arrangements to wind up the affairs of private residential homes . |
10 | Her enthusiasm did not , however , encompass all the complexities that would be involved in such a project , from researching the fabric to preparing special screens for printing and educating machinists to make up the dresses in a traditional way . |
11 | Blues solos often employ double-stops to thicken up the lines . |