Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] up the [noun] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This picks up the transmitter 's signal and makes it audible to our ears when the ferret is within range . |
| 2 | Latest figures show that during the first two months of this year more than 14,000 took up the Company 's invitation to find out more about nuclear power by visiting Sellafield . |
| 3 | The authors of the best contributions were invited to the megaconference in December that wound up the government 's Information Technology year . |
| 4 | As the train slows down considerably on the bend , look out beyond the Castoff Carpet Centre ( formerly Watley Baptist Chapel ) over the spire of Saint Greavsies and you may be able to spot the rusty corrugated sheeting , glistening muddily in the sunlight , that makes up the ground 's perimeter fencing . |
| 5 | HAMLET : Ay , sir , that soaks up the King 's countenance , his rewards , his authorities . |
| 6 | They have brought together firms , institutions , and local and central government , all eager to shore up the City 's defences . |