Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] [verb] up the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was , he said , threatened with murder ; and when he travelled round his diocese he was preceded by a troop of horse which broke up the illegal meetings . |
| 2 | In addition computer artists Karl Sims , Rebecca Allen and Julia Hayward have provided animated speculations about the digital landscapes of the future which fill up the latter part of the show . |
| 3 | A further aspect of the new system , which has yet to be fully exploited by centres , is that the Higher National Units which make up the new courses can be taken individually by candidates , rather than in complete courses . |
| 4 | Not only might such a diagram act as a checklist of the types of land use to look for in a study of any area , but it may also serve to prompt questions about the working of the basic agricultural economic units which make up the English landscape . |
| 5 | It looks dewy fresh , but it does have overtones of a quieter age , and it 's the perfect foil for the earthy tones of the fabric which picks up the exotic theme we used downstairs . |
| 6 | Thus , the study emphasises the role of social attitudes in second language learning , ie. attitudes towards learning the second language itself and towards the native speakers who make up the second language community . |
| 7 | And what terrible damage they do , have done through the centuries , from the Inquisitor General to Stalin , to your young neighbour in the IRA who believes in the Catholic God and uses that to justify his murdering you in your bed , to the Mullah who whips up the faithful to civil strife in the name of Allah , to the Moonie who steals your children 's money and affections . |
| 8 | Stunned police hunting the maniacs who rigged up the deadly device said the 13-year-old should have been killed instantly . |
| 9 | Another critic who took up the moral cudgels against the ‘ spicy ’ jokes and suggestive songs described how ‘ this kind of garbage is part and parcel of the repertoire of nearly every music hall in the kingdom … it puts decency and clean-living at a discount , and it glorifies immorality all round ’ . |
| 10 | It was Johnny who set up the first weekly pools and bingo competitions at the Palace and it is from those humble beginnings that the massively valuable present-day lottery has grown . |
| 11 | After hitching her cover more firmly round her shoulders she made up the smouldering fire and sat on the pouffe . |
| 12 | As soon as I mentioned an Easter wedding they brought up the Royal . ’ |
| 13 | It is with understanding linguistic factors in relation to the concrete problems and activities which make up the daily reality of the school : what children need to learn , how they learn and what difficulties they experience . |
| 14 | There is a very clear , clean cut approach to the whole collection with the accent on strong graphics and sports oriented motifs to create renewed interest in the ‘ contemporary classic ’ shapes of the shirts , shorts , tops , sweaters , track suits , joggers and shell suits which make up the whole range . |
| 15 | One of the " movements " in the suite which makes up the first act of Wozzeck is , it may be recalled , a passacaglia , that is , a set of variations on a ground bass . |
| 16 | Grammatical rules are seen as existing independently of the child , and changes in the child 's language in the direction of conventional syntax and morphology are seen as indicative of the child acquiring the rules which make up the grammatical system . |
| 17 | J. T. Abbott , the Divisional Organiser , resigned from the Party and formed a Unity Committee which set up the Independent Socialist Party in May 1934 . |
| 18 | The ingredients which make up the special stew are a closely kept secret and vary from chef to chef . |
| 19 | It was almost concealed by the small columns which held up the campanile roof , merely a shinier darkness in the dark . |
| 20 | Two more world champions are in action tonight ; Swindon 's Bob Anderson lines up with John Lowe at the Super Marine Club in South Marston to take on a handful of local challengers who make up the best in the west . |
| 21 | I remind the hon. Lady who set up the National Rivers Authority . |
| 22 | Whether nationalization improves the efficiency of resource allocation , or whether we would do better to privatize existing public corporations , is an issue we take up the next chapter . |
| 23 | It is these highly-skilled experts who make up the 85-year-old association and exclusive club over which Mr Smythe now presides . |
| 24 | With a solo exhibition of the works of Klaus Suss from Chemnitz ( until 5 May ) , Gunar Barthel continues its introduction to the artists who set up the first collective gallery of the GDR ( called ‘ Clara Mosch ’ using the initial letters of the names of its founder members ) . |
| 25 | Was Tory chairman who cocked up the 1989 Euro-elections . |
| 26 | Microsoft 's latest scheme to increase its market share in the Macintosh software arena is a trade-in deal which nets a customer the four Microsoft applications which make up the integrated Microsoft Office pack for less than the price of just one of those applications . |
| 27 | Instead of seeking to have what little impact they can , they come to feel completely surrounded by impasses which seal up the potential gaps between the proliferating demands . |
| 28 | Though delighting to read in Blackwood 's of the exploits of imperial heroes , the educated British public showed little personal inclination for service in the assorted white men 's graves which made up the tropical dependencies . |
| 29 | One can forget for a while the rigours faced everyday and appreciate wholeheartedly the kind of escapism that lies at the root of ‘ The Passionate Shepherd to his love ’ and ‘ The Garden ’ and all other poems which make up the pastoral garden . |
| 30 | Just for that you can start again , from the moment you climbed up the mooring rope . ’ |