Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] up the [noun prp] ['s] " in BNC.

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1 He had described as " a fraud " the recent attempts under KGB chairman Gen. Vladimir Kryuchkov to clean up the KGB 's public image and stress its role in fighting genuine crime .
2 Thus re-established Gehlen returned to Germany on the winning side to head up the CIA 's new Cold War against Russia .
3 We did a day walk up the Catlin 's river valley ; I dropped the others at the bottom , drove round via forest roads to the top with bike on board , left the car at the top and cycled back .
4 One of the most enduring memories is of the Labour Government having to go to the International Monetary Fund , ‘ cap in hand ’ , to ask for a loan to prop up the UK 's sagging economy .
5 On the day after Kiffin Rockwell chalked up the Lafayette 's first victory , orders were received transferring the Squadron to the Verdun front .
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