Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] up the [noun] with " in BNC.
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| 1 | Carrie tried to mop up the mess with the edge of the table cloth and put a mat under the worst of it to stop the damp marking the table , but her hands seemed all thumbs and she could n't stop crying . |
| 2 | ‘ I want to ride up the front with you . ’ |
| 3 | No matter how hard the WRU tried to dress up the occasion with male voice choirs and star tenors , there was little genuine entertainment on offer . |
| 4 | These are mixes which are designed for the horse owner who still wants to feed traditionally ie oats etc , but wants to make up the deficiencies with a specific mix . |
| 5 | It was also reported that the Governor of Sokoto had decided to take up the issue with the federal authorities in Lagos . |
| 6 | Nonetheless , it was decided to make up the numbers with category B and C refugees . |
| 7 | I would stand on the doorstep waiting to pick up the children with my ex-wife sneering at me . |
| 8 | The van was capacious and he decided to fill up the space with a couple of sacks of fuel . |
| 9 | Hardly any of them replied and Chris , Nick and I decided to follow up the letters with phone calls . |
| 10 | The clinics will have to make up the difference with funds from the Länder , thereby ensuring that the money is used for its intended purpose . |
| 11 | Then he started to foul up the air with stinging yellow smoke . |
| 12 | Nutty went to round up the others with the good news and returned to find their new trainer surrounded by an admiring crowd . |
| 13 | It may well be worth trying to gum up the joint with a mastic sealant or self-adhesive bitumastic flashing rather than going to all the trouble of dismantling the system : use the sealant on the joints even if you do dismantle and reassemble them . |
| 14 | That 's why I 'm trying to fill up the gap with a few concerts , but of course I 'm not good enough for the big dates , it will be mostly provincial engagements . |
| 15 | Now Johnny will continue to prop up the bar with a rum and black and the Echo crossword . |
| 16 | This should provide enough new information to keep astronomers busy for many years to come , those in the UK being particularly well placed to follow up the survey with work on UKIRT on Hawaii . |
| 17 | Finland also attempted to shore up the markka with the appointment of a new woman central bank governor , Sirkka Haemaelaeinen , described by one banker as a ‘ market orientated tough egg ’ . |