Example sentences of "[verb] up on the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 He drew up on the other side of the tall white gates and fished in his grey sack .
2 ‘ So you 've been up the barrow , ’ Jos said out of the blue , as he lined up on the final double .
3 It is rare for a dog to jump up on the third occasion .
4 For members of the nobility the struggles of Lancaster and York could have drastic results , particularly for those who incurred forfeiture through ending up on the losing side ; although attainders could be reversed and lands restored , this might take a long time ( 130 , Ch.5 ) .
5 To a backdrop of deserted stands , Andrew Hudson becomes the first South African to score a hundred on his Test debut : ( below ) Curtly Ambrose mops up on the final day , bowling Meyrick Pringle .
6 Huge crowds built up on the Western side of the Wall as West Berliners witnessed the historic developments , some even crossing over into the East for a walk .
7 It was picked up on the fourth ring by an answerphone .
8 I think Mao was quite keyed up on the whole situation , I think he realized that to win the war they had to erm adjust the mass support very carefully , and I think that 's basically what this I think that 's why two months later they er they er gave up this document cos he was worried then they 'd lose the middle peasants ' support .
9 The girls walked in the Rose Gardens and caught up on the past months , discussed the future .
10 A side view of the decamer ( Fig. 1 b ) shows that CsA-binding loops of CypA are on one face of the pentamer whereas the secondary structure elements line up on the opposite surface .
11 Picking up on the head maltster 's request for co-operation in Audience , Pryce-Jones wrote , ‘ Will Ferdinand help , and kindly inform on himself ?
12 The metric system was then built up on the decimal system , which you already have been studying .
13 In fact the Ravenscraig , present Ravenscraig was built up on the first place from a steelworks known then as Corral Steelworks .
14 Playing the fringes of the metropolis , Lily had used to hope that one day , looking up on the prompt side , she would see one of George Edwardes 's scouts .
15 This Spotlight reports on a survey of 94 adults ( defined as people aged 20 or over ) who fell into this category and looks at what — if anything — providers might do to pick up on the original expression of interest .
16 I 'd ease up on the hard stuff if I were you .
17 Once , before starting a new stage in the story , we catch up on the other branch of the family .
18 As the shadows lengthen , the men can be seen standing around with a pint of beer in hand , while mothers keep watchful eyes on the kids and catch up on the latest gossip .
19 He came up on the other side shaking dirt from his fine white feathers .
20 It were a bit charred by the lightning , but they plugged it in and music came out and the words to the music came up on the little television screen . ’
21 Gilly dragged a heavy stuffed chair backward to the shelf and climbed up on the very top of its back .
22 Read up on the chosen fish and match the turbulence to their requirements .
23 The final articles of agreement drawn up on the 17th April allowed the lease for a term of 21 years .
24 The voice belonged to George , he had drawn up on the other side of the road , and as I walked towards him his voice was getting impatient .
25 ( At the same time , though its existence was naturally concealed from the rank-and-file , a ‘ Line of Panic ’ was also drawn up on the inner circle of forts , Belleville , Souville , Tavannes and Moulainville .
26 The directors added that they had done so because ‘ this is the basis adopted in the accounts of the overseas subsidiaries ’ , and that the group accounts should be drawn up on the same basis in order to show a true and fair view .
27 I have drawn up on the attached sheet the numbers of staff required in my estimation to deal with Council Tax in the future .
28 That well Lil and Nev going up on the mini break
29 Since they turned up on the first day of term wearing headscarves , their teachers , supported by the headmaster , have refused to teach them unless the girls remove the offending headgear .
30 If the whites can only hold their form , this may allow us to sneak up on the blind side and pip them both at the death .
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