Example sentences of "[be] [verb] up the [noun] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Small wonder that green products , halfway genuine or frankly fake , are filling up the supermarket shelves . |
| 2 | Down below the bridge , he knew , about eight or nine shambling street people would be setting up the plastic pallets and bakers ' trays that would keep them off the floor for the night . |
| 3 | The conference will be following up the training programmes discussed at the Brough 90 meeting as well as looking at new proposals for courses and other aspects of woodturning training . |
| 4 | I watched Tafari 's son , Asfa Wossen , being carried up the Legation steps in a red cradle hung round the neck of his servant , while a large escort of armed retainers dispersed down the drive . |
| 5 | The pilots were revving up the aircraft engines ; there would be no stand-down . |
| 6 | Millie 's lids were blinking , and her lips were licking up the salt tears as she brought out , ‘ I … |
| 7 | Northgate South ward councillor Dot Long , who took the case up with Labour colleague Eleanor Young , said : ‘ The illegal parking is breaking up the paving stones and it 's generally a nuisance for nearby residents . |
| 8 | All you need to do is to draw up the pattern shapes to full size on to brown paper and use this as a pattern for your cloth . |
| 9 | Another good way of obtaining animals from a pond is to scoop up the surface layers of soft mud from the bottom-use the net ( carefully ! ) , a small shovel or a large spoon . |
| 10 | Gretchen , the new girl , was putting up the Christmas decorations , replacing the black crepe around the crush velvet portrait of Wally the Whale with sparkly tinsel . |