Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] up [to-vb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And then , from down below , an enraged roaring swelled up to fill the staircase . |
| 2 | The Sherman brothers looked up to see the governor and their father talking to an old Annamese with a long gray goatee , who was wearing a black-winged Ming dynasty mandarin 's bonnet and a long embroidered gown of brilliant sea-green silk . |
| 3 | Maggie woke up to hear the sound of voices , one of which was raised in anger , John 's , she now realized . |
| 4 | The tiny village of East Prawle has enjoyed a tourist boom as visitors turned up to view the wreck — and take home a memento . |
| 5 | The Secret Committee which Alexander set up to consider the matter also played for time . |
| 6 | The new council set up to reform the judiciary fell under the control of the Supreme Court , which was generally seen as being heavily under the influence of Cristiani 's right-wing ruling National Republic Alliance ( Arena ) . |
| 7 | The ballroom looked beautiful but when Sir Basil Feldman stood up to give the opening address at the Conservative Conference , though his projection was fine and his microphone working , half his audience had difficulty hearing , and a third were hearing twice . |
| 8 | The ‘ substantial case ’ for compensation was underlined yesterday by the local authority co-ordinating committee set up to represent the interest of councils which lost money . |
| 9 | The players will form part of a six man committee set up to oversee the Subscription Scheme which chairman Wallace Mercer hopes will entice fans to help pay for the renovations . |
| 10 | Lord Justice Higgins was appointed as a county court judge in 1971 and in 1975 he became a member of a special committee set up to review the Emergency Provisions Act . |
| 11 | Carrie got up to bring the union man some more tea and when she returned with two filled mugs she sat down heavily . |
| 12 | Penry got up to take the trays . |
| 13 | Sweetheart reached up to touch the ice-cream lady 's arm . |
| 14 | A special steering group set up to examine the idea has chosen Citigen , a joint venture between British Gas and two French energy management companies , from six tenders for the system . |
| 15 | And an action group set up to fight the route looks set to demand a meeting with Mr Hunt 's successor , John Redwood . |
| 16 | The Farm Animal Welfare Council , an independent body set up to advise the Ministry of Agriculture , suggested that 600 square centimetres should be adopted as a minimum allowance in Europe . |
| 17 | ‘ I think the first clue I had that I might still be on the team was when your mum pitched up to inspect the body . ’ |
| 18 | If a head popped up to study the terrain , a bullet followed from the other side . |
| 19 | Across the table sat the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits ( ARATS ) , a Beijing front organisation set up to give the SEF a liaison partner . |
| 20 | When The Fall played Leeds , part of their rider was to play a football match so all these young lads from the area turned up to take the piss . |
| 21 | PHIL NEAL , hero of the Kop and 50 times an international , last week stepped up to coach the England team . |
| 22 | Crooks signed up to enjoy the benefits of corruption and to lend their power . |
| 23 | A parliamentary commission set up to investigate the extent of the responsibility of the security service ( StB ) for , and the political background to , the violent police action against student demonstrators on Nov. 17 , 1989 [ see p. 37026 ] published its report on May 9 . |
| 24 | Some ten to fifteen years later the French eyewitness accounts were to be corroborated by their erstwhile enemies at the court of enquiry set up to determine the extent and nature of the pillage by the Prussian troops involved in the pursuit . |
| 25 | When they had all finished the coffee , Bob got up to pay the bill , leaving John to apologise for his misplaced piece of mockery . |
| 26 | Candlish 's spot kick was well saved by Prentice but Loughery followed up to blast the rebound into the net . |
| 27 | Peter grew up to know the value of money , and was taught by his caring , careful parents to save and be prudent in financial matters , and cautious of whom to trust in business . |
| 28 | Their billycock hats were in their hands , twisted out of shape by nervous fingers , and neither man looked up to meet the marquis 's eyes . |
| 29 | In one area of the central fruit-growing region , north-east of Santiago , 600 seasonal workers have joined a new union set up to address the needs of the seasonal labourers and their families and to negotiate with employers . |
| 30 | And the plants that Thorn-EMI set up to press the discs will remain in mothballs . |