Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [verb] up [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I think they 've more or less given up the ghost . |
| 2 | ‘ Are youse ordering , or just blocking up the bar ? ’ said a smiling , thirsty man . |
| 3 | The thirty pupils or more making up the group move around together in the school during the school breaks . |
| 4 | He had not won an election , sung an aria , or even built up a business empire . |
| 5 | Make these sweet juicy fruits your summer choice for healthy snacks , desserts or even jazzing up a roast |
| 6 | So whether you 're tidying away some of those large toys that the kids had for Christmas , and have got fed-up with , storing a few treasures in the loft , using it as a laundry or shopping basket , or even to clear up the garden rubbish , the ‘ Monster ’ will take it . |
| 7 | Otherwise you will end up sacrificing expensive sewn slings or else chopping up the climbing rope itself . |
| 8 | It is a remark that effectively sums up the difference between himself and the rest of the band . |
| 9 | He did not attempt to remember all the features that together make up a face . |
| 10 | In S/Z the codes are more like ways of speaking that together make up the discourse . |
| 11 | Linthal takes its name from the river Linth which drains the beautiful transverse valley that largely makes up the canton of Glarus . |
| 12 | It was worse than ever getting up the companion , much worse than last time . |
| 13 | Other practices that once held up the flow of the dance were the continual closing in 5th position before a new step and the continual moving of the arms through 1st position at every change of weight or during a ports de bras . |
| 14 | I barge through the crowd of 'orrible mums , snotty kids and prams that always litter up the gate , and rush across the road , Mrs Moggs , the crossing lady , trying hard to keep up with me on her fat little legs . |
| 15 | Everywhere you go there are paintings of the Lakes and prints of the Lakes and stories about Visits to the Lakes , people building villas here now : there 's great interest , Mr Robinson , and that always opens up a space for trade . ’ |
| 16 | Alone together they fell to tender embraces that rapidly shifted up a gear to heavy petting , and before long they had retired to the girl 's bedroom for more adventurous fun and games . |
| 17 | Harry Pollitt reported to the Central Committee of the Party in January 1936 that : We fight to affiliate as an organised Party , campaigning for united action on the part of all workers organisations , for a change of policy that corresponds to the desires of the Labour Party members , and that also opens up the perspective of realising at a later stage one united working class political party . |
| 18 | Possibly caused by people returning to work , I think those are the ones that really opened up the community and dropped people on either side of the fence as opposed to sitting on top of it . |
| 19 | The frost causes the bracken to die back and thereby opens up the canopy to let in more light . |
| 20 | The Bank , by rejecting offers at r 1 , is in effect reducing its demand for bills ( D 1 to D 2 ) , and thereby drives up the rediscount rate to r 2 . |
| 21 | A good catalogue , therefore , makes life easy for its user , and so builds up the supplier 's reputation . |
| 22 | If you use drugs , you will need to consider that drugs can deplete your immune system and so speed up the progression of the illness . |
| 23 | For the diminutive Andy — people often wonder how he hauls around the pro bags that stand as high as him — the triumphs he has shared with Nick Faldo are something of a fulfilment of his own ambition of winning the titles himself : he started as a tournament professional with dreams of a major championship before realizing he would not make the grade as a pro , and so took up the bag instead of the club . |
| 24 | To get as close as possible to sea-dwelling fauna ( and perhaps pick up a crustacean for the lunchtable ) , take a short course in diving and snorkelling . |
| 25 | As always , remember to practise sl-ow-ly at first and only build up the tempo as and when the part begins to feel comfortable . |
| 26 | He took 2–38 in 10 overs , and eagerly snapped up a chance offered by Graham Gooch off Peter Martin . |
| 27 | I took sips of my wine and carried on with the supper , and at one point I went across to the bookcase and idly picked up a petal that was lying there . |
| 28 | The introduction of the five-point try was announced in Wellington , New Zealand , yesterday by rugby union 's International Board , which has made a series of sweeping rule changes in an attempt to quicken the flow and generally brighten up the game . |
| 29 | We really need to pull some focus on all that percussion and generally tighten up the imaging . |
| 30 | World prices for Arabian light grade had dropped by around $4.50 per barrel since October 1991 , to about $18.50 , at a time when the onset of winter in the northern hemisphere would normally have increased demand and thus shored up the price . |