Example sentences of "[noun] [unc] [noun pl] [verb] up [noun] " in BNC.

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1 National newspapers had been expected to publish the declaration , code , and announcement of a system of readers ' representatives to take up complaints from the public in today 's newspapers .
2 Non-compliance with Security Council 's resolutions holds up UNESCO mission
3 And , according to Mrs Aitken , Jake had no objections , so arrangements were made for Carol 's parents to pick up Kirsty on the appointed day .
4 Riven was already thinking of bright hearths and warm beds as they made their way along the summits , following Bicker in single file now , their mounts ' hoofs throwing up bobbles of snow that were swept away into the air as quickly as they were kicked up .
5 Italy 's prices went up 14% last year , more than twice the rate of inflation .
6 In the 1840s only a quarter of London 's newcomers ended up south of the Thames , but during the following three decades the proportion grew to a third .
7 A posse of the Party 's agents took up position behind a group of Young Conservatives who were threatening to unfold a banner .
8 No fewer than eight classic Stones ' tracks make up Rooster , the new work from leading choreographer Christopher Bruce , which can be seen as part of a triple bill at the Empire from tonight until Saturday .
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