Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] up the [noun] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or smash up the house or something . |
| 2 | Even if they evict us , or break up the camp or deliver the fucking things — it 'll go on . |
| 3 | At Ferrari , the only effort to put things right is either to find the scapegoat or to cover up the mistake and deny it ever happened . |
| 4 | You 'll have to empty the toilet bowl first : you can do this by bailing out the water by hand , or tying up the ballcock and flushing the loo . |
| 5 | Evidence that the SCN are the body clock can be summarized as follow : ( 1 ) Rhythmic electrical activity can be recorded from the nerve cells that make up the SCN and this rhythm has a period of about 24 hours . |
| 6 | For example , if the proton-neutron mass difference were not about twice the mass of the electron , one would not obtain the couple of hundred or so stable nucleides that make up the elements and are the basis of chemistry and biology . |
| 7 | After months of work Prestbury Park looked proud of itself today on the eve of what horseracing folk regard as their Olympic games … to race … to ride … to watch at Cheltenham is the highlight of the year … millions of pounds will be bet on the nineteen races that make up the festival and this is one place where the budget rarely bites … |
| 8 | It is obvious that the success of a library service depends on both the quality of the materials that make up the stock and the quality of the staff who administer and promote the service . |
| 9 | February was wet , with gales that howled up the valley and rattled the glass doors leading to the verandah . |
| 10 | Napoleon Bonaparte , Metternich , Napoleon III and Vittorio Emanuele II all visited the house , and each must have been impressed by the colossal Ionic columns that hold up the façade and hem in the doorway . |
| 11 | Wars came early to Shanghai , overtaking each other like the tides that raced up the Yangtze and returned to the gaudy city all the coffins cast adrift from the funeral piers of the Chinese Bond . |
| 12 | Rev Roger Cressey creates tasty dishes that summon up the spirit and traditions of the Easter festival . |
| 13 | ‘ This is clearly demonstrated by farmers who simply use the bull of the day rather than reading up the figures and selecting the best sire for their needs . ’ |
| 14 | This switch to feature films inevitably led to a new preoccupation with fiction and with developing screen fictions that took up the themes and conventions of respectable literary and theatrical tastes . |
| 15 | Jessica admitted freely that she was a cottage-dweller , one of the idle rich that cluttered up the streets and strands of Donegal from May to September , but at least she did n't drive a gas-guzzling BMW like some she could mention . |
| 16 | Moving like a boy in treacle , I rotate on the axis of my right knee and pick up the yard and a half of large bore nozzle between hands slick with sweat . |
| 17 | And pick up the paper and read the ‘ Obits ’ |
| 18 | And then er Tom retired and he used to run the bus long after we start the mails and then he retired and er the bus service to come down along and pick up the passengers and that was how it start . |
| 19 | I stretch over to the bedside table and pick up the packet and lighter , remove a cigarette and hand it to her . |
| 20 | She riddled the dust and made up the fire and said , ‘ You two make friends time that 's cooked . |
| 21 | The floor scissors exercise is an all-rounder which stretches and tones up the abdomen and the whole of the lower body . |
| 22 | Justification had been the great theme of the Reformers , especially of Martin Luther , and Ritschl aimed to restore it to the centre of theology by drawing out its consequences and implications in reconciliation , and opening up the force and meaning of Christianity from that centre . |
| 23 | Sort out the jumbled lists below and match up the products and their descriptions , eg PVC raincoat |
| 24 | came unto the workmen and beat and terrified them , threatening to kill them , if they would not leave their work , threw some of them in the river and kept them under water with long poles , and at several other times , upon the Knelling of a Bell , came to the said works in riotous and warlike manner , divided themselves into companies , to take the workmen and filled up the ditches and drains , made to carry away the water , burned up the working tools and other materials of the Relator and his workmen , and set up poles in the form of gallows , to terrifie the workmen and threatened to break their arms and legs , and beat and hurt many of them and made others flee away , whom they pursued to a town with such terror and threats , that they were forced to guard the town . |
| 25 | OK , I often employ builders on the basis that they 've got an honest face only to find they 've nicked my buckets , added unnegotiated noughts on to their invoices and buggered up the plumbing but … |
| 26 | Or write it down and put little dots and count up the dots or something it 's a erm a lot of the Who tells you not to count on your fingers ? |
| 27 | The northern part is also worth visiting though , and there are several excellent areas to rest and soak up the sun and the atmosphere . |
| 28 | The teachers were shouting at each other and scrambling up the shelves but getting nowhere . |
| 29 | The task is to collect coins and to tip up the tortoises and spiders that crawl out of the pipes along the platforms . |
| 30 | The task is to collect coins and to tip up the tortoises and spiders that crawl out of the pipes along the platforms . |