Example sentences of "[verb] [v-ing] up [art] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | The proposal for National Parks , however , received further support in the Dower report , published in 1945 , and that of the Hobhouse committee , which proposed setting up a National Parks Commission paid for out of public funds . |
2 | An archaeologist who has transformed the way people think about his area of study ; a communicator who can make an enthralling TV programme ; a lover of contemporary art who has persuaded the Fellows of his Cambridge college at least to tolerate biannual sculpture shows ( one of which involved digging up the hallowed lawns ) ; and now , since his peerage which gives him the forum of Britain 's Upper House , a politician , with strong views on how to preserve the world 's history as encapsulated in its archaeology : Colin Renfrew at fifty-five has an enviable career and range of interests . |
3 | I also enjoy ripping up the rejected drafts of this manuscript . |
4 | Juliette bent down and began picking up the smashed pieces of china . |
5 | People began filling up the empty seats . |
6 | He was still grinning when he left the centre and as Rachel began clearing up the soiled dressings she strained her ears to hear what was being said in the office . |
7 | The second consideration is that batching implies holding up the first enquiries to be received . |
8 | Ravenous Geac Computer Corp Ltd , Markham , Ontario , hyperactively busy buying up the foreign subsidiaries of moribund computer companies , has now bought NBI Canada Inc for under $800,000 ; the networking company does some $1.6m a year . |