Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] up [adv] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Paige strained her ears to pick up even the slightest sound . |
| 2 | It is a daily experience in the lives of most women , who in turn make up statistically the greater part of the population . |
| 3 | Starting his career in the Midlands , over the years Stan worked up both the educational establishment and the country , aiming ever nearer Scotland ; until finally arriving at Carlisle , where he held his last post . |
| 4 | His hand went up just the same . |
| 5 | Strangely enough Mr Fallon brought up exactly the same example just 12 hours later at a debate in Polam Hall . |