Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] [verb] up the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No I 'll go up the next one |
| 2 | Speaking more generally , I suppose that I could sum up the Prime Minister 's speech — without rancour — as timid , devoid of national purpose and lacking in inspiration . |
| 3 | I could buy up the whole block . |
| 4 | I 'd come up the hard way you see . |
| 5 | So I figured I 'd put up the five g's , get my name in the papers , maybe ease off the pressure a little . |
| 6 | My school grades would plummet , I 'd become virtually anorexic and I 'd take up the oddest hobbies to please my loved one . |
| 7 | I shall take up the individual cases that the hon. Gentleman has brought to my attention and give as detailed an answer on them as possible . |
| 8 | However , now back in London and feeling more adventurous , I shall take up the wooden spoon once again and brave the kitchen . |
| 9 | I will take up the latter point both in my Department and with my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary . |
| 10 | You do need some space to work , though ; the AccuCard needs clearance of around two inches , which may take up the adjacent slot . |
| 11 | Perfect to play on the hand-crafted Daly billard table , which will mop up the spare £47,000 you could n't be bothered to take back to the bank . |
| 12 | If your horse is a reluctant showjumper you may find he is more enthusiastic at hunter trials , due to the natural-looking fences and the galloping between fences , which can wake up the laziest or horses . |
| 13 | If they take up that space you must offer up the back page . |
| 14 | If you wish to make use of this facility , you should set up the logical name before invoking LIFESPAN ( e.g. you could make the assignment within your login.com ) . |
| 15 | Assuming that you wish to become one of the select few and possess a suitable radio , you should set up the collective pitch travel in a manner which gives a mirror image of the normal travel when the invert switch is operated . |
| 16 | Clean and well organised , she could conjure up the best with the poorest ingredients . |
| 17 | R : in those days + when we were young + there was no local fire engine here + it was just a two-wheeled trolley which was kept in the borough + in the borough eh store down on James Street + and whenever a fire broke out + it was just a question of whoever saw the fire first yelling ‘ Fire ’ + and the nearest people ran for the trolley and how they got on with it goodness knows + nobody was trained in its use + anyway everybody knew to go for the trolley + well + when we were children + we used to use this taw [ t– : ] + it smouldered furiously + black thick smoke came from it and we used to get it burning + and then go to a letter box and just keep blowing + open the letter box + and just keep blowing the smoke in + you see + till you 'd fill up the lower part of the house with nothing but smoke + there was no fire + but just fill it up with smoke + just to put the breeze up + just as a joke + and then of course + when somebody would open a window or a door the smoke would come pouring out + and then + everybody was away then for the trolley + we just stood and watched all of them + + |
| 18 | Alternatively , you could step up the exotic look and imitate the Maquis . |
| 19 | You could travel up the Blue Nile |
| 20 | If the Prime Minister is walking in his garden on a summer 's morning you could push up the rickety sash — like this — and call down to him . |
| 21 | But leading scorer Ferdinand , who 'd set up the only goal for Andy Impey , has been passed fit for the Stamford Bridge derby . |
| 22 | Later , she would pick up the misshapen bullet from the floor . |
| 23 | It would be a brave private investor who would put up the huge initial capital or loans for what is , at the best of times , a high-risk , long-term investment when there is a prospect of long , drawn-out proceedings in the International Court of Justice — and even of a moratorium on activity . |
| 24 | You will set up the old , the basic procedure , |
| 25 | As you coil the ropes you can soak up the panoramic landscape which stretches from the lush green valleys towards Leek and the Potteries , across to the Roaches and northwards to the wild moors of Axe Edge . |
| 26 | It is just a matter of how you can build up the Kuwaiti nationality to go along with the growing community in the country and we were just a developing country . |
| 27 | Then , when you return to your own room , you can look up the relevant pages and study them in the light of the explanations you have had . |
| 28 | We 'll be happy to survey your home to ensure that you can pick up the necessary signals … and that you really will be able to enjoy perfect Satellite Television reception . |
| 29 | You can pick up the laddered stitches you go but in some cable patterns this amy not be necessary , the loops will begin to draw in and will not show . |
| 30 | With the right choice of shrubs and plants , you can brighten up the shadiest of corners |