Example sentences of "[noun] [noun prp] [vb -s] [verb] up the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless , Kenneth Branagh has saddled up the old warhorse and given it new colours . |
| 2 | Ken Hollands has taken up the appointment of North Western Area Director from David MacInnes . |
| 3 | Birkenhead MP Frank Field has taken up the fight of Tranmere residents who feared they were in danger of becoming a ‘ forgotten area . ’ |
| 4 | Simon Martin has taken up the new post of Membership Officer based at Malvern . |
| 5 | THE prospect of a tour to South Africa has fired up the imagination of senior ALL BLACKS said to have been contemplating retirement after the World Cup . |
| 6 | Rupe roots for his mate Bob Rupert Murdoch has stirred up the possums in Australia , his former homeland , by praising his mate Bob Hawke , the Prime Minister , and dismissing Andrew Peacock , the opposition leader . |
| 7 | The vote on Mr Craxi has speeded up the disintegration of Italy 's scandal-tainted parties . |
| 8 | Martin Birchall has picked up the Photographer of the Year award for the second time . |
| 9 | Mr Clarke has to weigh up the strains which would be caused in our nation by admitting more refugees . |
| 10 | Mr Major intends to wind up the Department of Energy , establish a Department of Arts , Broadcasting and Sport and appoint a minister to imp lement the Citizen 's Charter . |
| 11 | The nonchalant dismissal of the worth of Birmingham by Jane Austen 's Mrs Elton seems to sum up the attitudes of many people towards the city . |
| 12 | HONG KONG has stepped up the pressure on China , promising to publish democratic reform legislation soon unless Beijing agrees to come to the negotiating table . |
| 13 | While conceding that this is an area of ‘ great difficulty ’ , Bob Cooper intends to keep up the pressure on the security forces to improve their fair employment record . |
| 14 | PRESIDENT Bill Clinton has stepped up the pressure on Bosnia 's warring parties to forge a peace agreement , urging Serbs and Croats to be more flexible and warning that a NATO military response is possible . |
| 15 | I have been impressed with the way Wilkinson has built up the squad over the last few years . |
| 16 | Gloucestershire skipper Tony Wright has given up the captain 's job … the county are bottom of the championship table … have n't won a game and Wright thinks it 's time to let someone else have a go |
| 17 | Gloucestershire skipper Tony Wright has given up the captain 's job … the county are bottom of the championship table … have n't won a game and Wright thinks it 's time to let someone else have a go |
| 18 | Dave Brown has set up the Canoe Polo Sports Clinic . |
| 19 | Tony Bell has taken up the reigns of captaincy at Middlesbrough once more . |
| 20 | John Cleese wants to clean up the town — and he 's as good a sheriff as we 've got . |