Example sentences of "[verb] up [noun sg] on the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | From his home in Worcester , Phil Ride says he 'll keep up pressure on the British Government to work for his brother 's release . |
| 3 | Bob cried as he wandered into the make up room on the first day . |
| 4 | Whenever Marx or Freud or any other thinker is used in such a way as an authority of revealed truth , then the community of sociologists opens up discussion on the basic aspects of the theory . |
| 5 | They set up camp on the uninhabited island ; and started a barbecue . |
| 6 | In Uzbekistan , President Islam Karimov stepped up pressure on the democratic and Islamic opposition and tightened border controls with Tajikistan . |
| 7 | It may be that the Breton expedition was intended to keep up pressure on the French to make the sort of concessions the English would feel able to accept , but it is equally possible that the confused direction of English policy reflected conflicting influences at court . |
| 8 | He will take up residence on the cleared site of the Fun House , whose place has been taken by a vintage carousel originally imported from Coney Island by Alderman W G Bean , the founder of the Blackpool funfair . |
| 9 | The other groups had set up camp on the far side , waiting for a few clear days and the worst of the snow to melt . |
| 10 | The dragons were released whereon the red dragon killed the white and eventually took up residence on the Welsh flag . |