Example sentences of "[noun] up [conj] [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 He rolled the plan up and returned it to Berger .
2 He had installed her in a cottage on East Street and in the last few days before the wedding she had worked all hours to spicken the place up and turn it into a home for him .
3 ‘ Dig Albie 's body up and explain it to him . ’
4 Oh somebody took all our lovely parking ticket display off that was keeping the tas tax disk up and replaced it with black tape .
5 It 's just that it would have been nice to have seen the signs , ’ said Caspar , rolling the maps up and packing them in his saddle bag .
6 It would take too long to get the computer up and do it for you , but erm you can take that away with you if , if you like , that just makes the same points I 've been making now , but using a computer simulator .
7 During the week , whenever they were out , she insisted that she roll her hair up and put it under the cap .
8 And I usually pin my hair up and stick it under a baseball cap .
9 She enjoyed picking the loosened brick up and weighing it in her right hand before swinging her arm to sling it on to the rubble pile .
10 It used to lead lead to Station and er I 've seen these two when I 've been walking around , I 've seen them take their head up and lift me off the ground .
11 Could you just take the carrycot up and put it on the floor ?
12 erm I 'm not going to keep you very long because I 've nearly finished talking so erm when I 've finished perhaps you would like to bring some of your things up and put them on the table and we can all have a look at them .
13 I 'm sure they pick things up and throw them at each other .
14 Already there was the smell of roast beef and the white-coated cooks stood by with their carving knives waiting to hack the poor beast up and put him between a thousand Yorkshire teacakes .
15 This can become a real problem unless the situation is handled cautiously , because simply lifting the dog up and placing it in the car will be counter-productive .
16 She held a warning finger up and wagged it in Fernando 's direction .
17 She helped the old woman up and led her across the room .
18 Kits are available to fit window widths up to 245cm ( 8ft ) and if the size of your window falls between sizes , buy the next size up and cut it to size according to the manufacturer 's instructions .
19 ‘ Appropriates ’ is generally proved by a witness stating that the accused picked the property up or put it in a shopping bag or a pocket .
20 I put my hand up and rested it against Toby 's cheek .
21 Kim picked the book up and opened it at random , then handed it back to Hammond .
22 Or make one using a headboard kit from Cover Up and cover it with fabric .
23 Can we move the dresser dresser up and put it in there ?
24 Cos you can sort of talk to people on the way up and record you in the car
25 But they took what few they 'd got left on our regiment to Ireland so nobody else 'd desert , while they rounded the others up and took them to Ireland you see .
26 When I am satisfied that I have enough information , after maybe seven or eight sittings , I will square the drawings up and transfer them onto board . ’
27 He set down the plate and taking a piece of newspaper out of his pocket wrapped the fat up and put it in his pocket .
28 I promptly dug the poor bird up and presented it to her .
29 Turning from the window , Polly picked her bag up and opened it on the desk .
30 Oh and I happened to be standing in the back kitchen you know and I got hold of this saucepan and I picked my little brother up and put him under my arm in case he got hurt and I oh I belted my father from his head to his feet with the saucepan .
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