Example sentences of "[verb] up [art] [adj] [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | THRILLED SKINNY : ‘ Let There Be Shelving EP ’ ( Hunchback ) top DIY enthusiasts knock up a tasty four track EP with a couple of bits of string and some sticky-back plastic . |
| 2 | The Republicans also picked up an estimated 14,000 votes from the Social Democrats and yet more from people who have not bothered to vote before . |
| 3 | Henry looked at himself in the kitchen mirror , as he crumpled up the other three pages of this latest missive and threw it in the swingbin . |
| 4 | So at least the first two cells are still picking up the right two numbers , because we used the range names , we 've inserted a row on the other file , but er , we 're still about range names found where those cells are . |
| 5 | Projections suggest that FUNCINPEC will have 57 seats in Cambodia 's constituent assembly , against the CPP 's 52 , with minor parties picking up the remaining 11 seats . |
| 6 | The shock can have a sudden and lasting effect ; the woman 's energy is no longer channelled into her appearance , and it seems as if she has made up the extra ten years , and more , all at once . |
| 7 | Darren Pearce 's Sapphire 1.8 LX has racked up a remarkable 112,000 miles in four years without missing a beat — and without regular servicing |
| 8 | Its atmosphere takes up the outermost 600 miles of its 38,000 mile radius , and is mostly hydrogen , with some methane ( CH 2 ) , ethene ( C 2 H 2 ) and ammonia ( NH 3 ) , plus water vapour ( H 2 O ) and phosphine ( Ph 3 ) . |
| 9 | In his 33 games , he has called up a staggering 76 players and used 56 of them . |
| 10 | This means that if you do an hour 's vigorous exercise instead of sitting in a chair for an hour , you could burn up an extra 100–200 calories which would not have otherwise been used up . |
| 11 | But the most annoying aspect of the early period was the lack of real interest shown by our first council members — at times we could n't muster up the required six members for a quorum at the monthly meetings . |
| 12 | Added together , the BBC1 and ITV election results specials will take up a mere 12–14 hours , depending on the state of play at 4am . |
| 13 | They had to carry a table out with them , which was set up the required ten metres from the shed wall , and the pistols were laid out , and the targets pinned up . |
| 14 | It whacks up a massive 17 points for all this . |
| 15 | Her impression of a bleak , high-ceilinged room was confirmed when she entered : the hall took up the top two storeys of the three-storey building . |
| 16 | The shares are now just 2.5p , so you could pick up a massive 4,000 shares for £100 before brokers fees . |
| 17 | So without knowing any more than you knew when you sat the exam , you could pick up an extra three marks there . |
| 18 | Only yesterday America reported that wholesale prices edged up a tiny 0.2 p.c. last month and today 's consumer inflation figures — like Britain 's — should also be encouraging . |
| 19 | Even without Jackson , Aberavon chalked up a comfortable 24-0 success to leave the Police rooted to the foot of the table having conceded a massive 180 points in just four games . |
| 20 | Niki picked up an extra nine points , James got nothing . |
| 21 | Without a word the South African began to scoop up the other twenty-four piles and tip them one by one into a stout canvas bag with drawstring at the top . |