Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] up the [noun] with " in BNC.
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| 1 | If one also supposed that only one or two electrons could orbit at any one of these distances , this would solve the problem of the collapse of the atom , because the electrons could not spiral in any farther than to fill up the orbits with the least distances and energies . |
| 2 | John believes there should be tougher sentences for violent criminals , rather than clogging up the jails with those who object to the poll tax . |
| 3 | Anyway , we nailed our box to the wall and propped up the front with a piece of wood , to make it stable enough to support the weight of our two owls . |
| 4 | To pick them up , moisten the paintbrush slightly , draw out the bristles to make a fine point and pick up the aphids with the tip of the brush . |
| 5 | Thus professionalism may be seen as expertise applied to and building up the relationship with the individual pupil , where a trusting relationship which can share information and build autonomy is seen as a goal . |
| 6 | If you want to maintain a minimum temperature above 10°C , it may be economical to use a cheaper form of fuel to provide the bulk of the heat and top up the supply with electric heaters in very cold weather . |
| 7 | John Hales of Coventry , a bitter opponent of enclosures , wrote in 1549 that the bulk of them had occurred before the accession of Henry VII , and the Italian historian Polydore Vergil ( probably writing about 1530 ) , said of the proceedings of 1517 , that for half a century or more previously , sheep-farming nobles had tried to find devices to increase the income of their lands , and that to this end they had destroyed dwelling-houses and filled up the land with animals . |
| 8 | He strode into the room and picking up the kettle with an old cloth he proceeded to make a pot of tea . |
| 9 | Cover one eye with your other hand and line up the pencil with the edge of a door . |
| 10 | To match the pattern , turn in the side of one width of fabric and line up the pattern with the width to which it will be joined . |
| 11 | It is n't because I keep on going down and filling up the metro with ten pounds worth of petrol and I 'm not making a a trip back and forth to work every day . |
| 12 | And his wife would flinch at the coarse life that harp-playing had brought her to , and go off her kipper , and mash up the remains with some potatoes for the boy 's breakfast next morning . |
| 13 | He bent and scooped up the tin with the barrel of the revolver , and held it high . |
| 14 | I was only too happy to be busy breaking the coal up with the hammer , pulling out the drawer pan and stoking up the fire with the bellows . |
| 15 | Choose a predominantly white or pastel-coloured suite , and liven up the room with colourful wall coverings , curtains or blinds and accessories , which are easier and cheaper to change than a bathroom suite . |
| 16 | In this case , cut the circuit board from standard plain copper-clad board , file the edges and clean up the copper with an abrasive block , ensuring that the board is then completely clean and grease-free . |
| 17 | He found that he enjoyed going to a parish to confirm the children , or to institute a new incumbent , and stay afterwards for the sausage rolls or sandwiches at the bunfight and chat up the people with a mixture of silence and belly-bumping laughter and beams all round and leg-pulling but with care and affection . |
| 18 | This could either involve removing it altogether and blocking up the space with bricks and mortar , or simply locking it and putting furniture against it on both sides . |
| 19 | ‘ I 've been going to the races and washing up the dishes with my wife , as I need a bit of a rest before I start . |
| 20 | Intruding on a newly married couple sounded a textbook mistake when he surveyed it , but plainly both of them were glad he was there ; he could see it in their faces and ran up the platform with joy , not shy at all about the reflection of his hurtling bulk in the glass of a newsagent 's stall . |
| 21 | It is hoped to attract 500 people to each of the two performances and to follow up the event with an ‘ Open Day ’ to be held the next week at which the public will be encouraged to try Medau for themselves . |