Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] up the [noun] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We also need Government investment to back up the youth services , teachers and parents so that the next generation of youngsters does not include a minority whose self-discipline , self-esteem and respect for their own future are so lacking that they get kicks from racing stolen cars or lobbing bottles at the police . |
| 2 | As with new courses , in any one session , of all candidates actively involved in assessments , some will be taking assessments which are early steps along the way to the award , whilst others will be taking assessments which will complete the set of subjects making up the group awards . |
| 3 | As the Revenue only allow a 10% mark up the tax gains can not exceed 1.5% of the turnover put through the company . |
| 4 | In particular , it has lobbied both the British Parliament and the European institutions with demands to break up the brewing monopolies and to restore greater choice to pub users . |
| 5 | Use your own artillery to soften up the enemy units that you wish to attack . |
| 6 | As soon as she got into the house , Molly ran up the stone stairs to the kitchen tap before she switched on the light . |
| 7 | Outside , they heard Sybil 's shoes clattering up the stone steps . |
| 8 | The new act picks up the Warnock comments that really the majority of children can probably be erm accommodated in ordinary schools , but there will always be a need for special schools , and in fact they do mention some proportions . |
| 9 | The bomb Simon Cormack had been carrying on his person was concealed in the broad leather belt he wore around his waist and which had been given him by his abductors to hold up the denim jeans they had also provided for him . |
| 10 | Sensational wins over world No 2 Chris Dittmar and No 3 Rodney Martin in the past three weeks , plus victory over six-times world champion Jahangir Khan in the World Championships , have propelled the Nottingham 21-year-old soaring up the world rankings to No 7 . |
| 11 | It contained potatoes to stuff up the exhaust pipes of expensive cars , and a very large sharp knife for tearing holes in the hoods of convertibles . |
| 12 | Following the government retreat over the terms of the Directive in 1988 it was estimated that Anglian would have to spend £60-£70 million over the following 10 years to clean up the water supplies of Bedford and Norwich , along with a total 25 supplies that had been subject to derogations . |
| 13 | They also stop insects crawling up the waste pipes . |
| 14 | As they fled , the bomb blew up the northbound lanes of the Edgware Road flyover , destorying some of its supports and a nearby a B & Q DIY warehouse . |
| 15 | No doubt it would not be beyond the wit of nature to join up the cellulose molecules sideways with primary chemical bonds so that it would be thoroughly tied together and would have much the same strength in every direction . |
| 16 | At the same time use your supporting troops to tie up the enemy units you want to keep out of the way . |
| 17 | ‘ Historically , people have looked to Europe as a place to make up the profit margins they had to give away in the States , ’ Apple spokesperson Frank O'Mahoney admitted to me immediately before launching into a lengthy explanation of how computer prices in Europe are now tumbling to less obscene levels . |
| 18 | Whatever happened to all the heroes calling all the heroes shooting up the town boys |
| 19 | Calling all the heroes shooting up the town boys . |
| 20 | For example , the researchers set up the apparatus hours and even days before they took the final readings . |
| 21 | Nowadays , the machines chew up the hedge trimmings so that they do n't require burning ; you just plough them in . |
| 22 | In his usual cold manner , Falkenhayn summed up the March results as follows : ‘ owing to the peculiar conformation we could not use these successes to bring our artillery far enough forward , and consequently the preparatory work here had to be continued . ’ |
| 23 | She poured the coffee down the sink , then started running hot water to wash up the supper dishes . |
| 24 | One of the shunters who rode on the engine then alighted , went down the train to connect up the vacuum pipes known to the railwaymen as vacuum bags . |
| 25 | Speed is sought because readers require books quickly , and because a large number of outstanding orders clogs up the order files , wastes time on reporting , and makes budgeting difficult . |
| 26 | But if the U's beat Cardiff City on Friday , March 12 — their next league game — then there is a possibility that another new senior face will be arriving on loan to take up the goalkeeping duties . |
| 27 | The child sat down , more from surprise than the force of the blow ; the woman picked up the shopping bags and walked on ; she knew that she was in danger of missing the train now . |
| 28 | Terry Miller picked up the Grantley Times . |
| 29 | Building on the core collection which once formed part of the outstanding collection of Sir Thomas Lawrence , Parker built up the Ashmolean prints and drawings collection into one of the world 's finest . |
| 30 | Instead she made him stop in the next street ; she did n't want Uncle Vernon storming up the basement steps and putting his oar in . |