Example sentences of "[verb] up the [adj] of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I used up the last of the film and we headed towards the airfield . |
| 2 | ‘ You look quite strong , ’ she said , picking up the largest of the suitcases and dragging it up the stairs . |
| 3 | ‘ M'm-h 'm , ’ I said , cleaning up the last of the stew . |
| 4 | She tried to hold up her long skirts with her free hand , grateful for the moment to the intermittent lightning which showed up the worst of the puddles ahead . |
| 5 | The new cross was made by a specialist team of cathedral stone masons and has used up the last of the cathedral 's restoration fund . |
| 6 | Gathering up the last of the cuttings , she locked them in her briefcase , then looked round , too restless and on edge to relax . |
| 7 | He was slapping about with a dustpan and brush , getting up the worst of the spilled coffee and other foods . |
| 8 | Coming up the best of the action from the Endsleigh Insurance League , we start at Molyneux it 's Wolves and Stoke City , Phil the reporter . |
| 9 | Once the task manager is visible all you can select Tile or Cascade to instantly tidy up the all of the application windows currently open . |
| 10 | With a sigh , and a glance of regret at the clear , bright day outside , he settled down in his chair and took up the first of the tomes . |
| 11 | Gavin , with an innocent air , carefully scraped up the worst of the burned shell from the stewpot , but then saw Luch watching ; somehow he found himself dropping the charred scraps into the fire , and ladling out some better meat . |
| 12 | The man had his back to her until he stopped to lift up the smaller of the two girls . |
| 13 | Granny picked up the last of the things they had cleared out of the cupboards and looked at it . |