Example sentences of "[verb] up the ball " in BNC.
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| 1 | For years Pakistan 's opponents have made snide remarks about their bowlers getting away with such trickery as seam-picking and scuffing up the ball , ploys which make the ball swerve off the pitch or swing further in the air . |
| 2 | She 's cut taxes , she 's made concessions and somehow the British people simply have n't picked up the ball and run with it . |
| 3 | The man had picked up the ball , and peered down at Nick through dark-rimmed , bleary eyes . |
| 4 | He has caused a storm with his claim that their bowlers ‘ scuffed up the ball ’ during the final Test at The Oval two years ago . |
| 5 | ‘ Cheers , mate , ’ the child said , picking up the ball and running to his friends . |
| 6 | He scoops up the ball and sees John 's dad a hundred feet away . |
| 7 | Just as I was about ashore , I bent down to pick up the ball , getting a wet sleeve in the process . |
| 8 | Judy knew Brown Owl would be very cross if she saw Mandy on the other side of the fence — but she did n't have time to worry very long about that , for in a minute or two a loud , frightened scream shrilled from Mandy , who had stepped forward and bent to pick up the ball resting on the bright-green surface of the ground — and found herself up to her knees in treacherous , clinging slime . |
| 9 | It is none the less possible for opponents to pick up the ball , so to speak , when Mrs Thatcher has put it down . |
| 10 | Anyone want to pick up the ball and run with it and would question whether it is considered necessary and does it give you sufficient guidance at strategic level ? |
| 11 | I would very much like to pick up the ball and run with it as to whether this policy is necessary or not . |
| 12 | Memories being short , it may be forgotten that until comparatively recently a spin bowler was allowed to rough up the ball in the dust to help his grip . |
| 13 | Pick up the ball and run around with it ? |
| 14 | Shrewsbury have got to make sure as much as possible when they do win the ball in the they do n't just smash long balls up , because as l as soon as they do that and as long as they keep doing that , Blackburn just pick up the ball again and keep coming at them , they 've got to try like they did just a few minutes ago , try and play themselves out of defence with nice low passes . |
| 15 | Lift up the ball valve arm as high as it will go , and tie up to prevent the cistern refilling . |
| 16 | Kelly was excellent at right back , as was Dorigo on the left : once in the first half he stepped in from the left to tidy up the ball from charging Ippo players , strolled over to the right , and set up a counter attack down the flank , all with great ease ; he looks great . |
| 17 | Do this by tying up the ball valve ( so the kitchen tap still operates ) and opening the cold taps even if it is a hot tap which is being rewashered . |
| 18 | The back person picks up the ball and runs to the front . |
| 19 | The lightstick lasts for up to six hours sometimes longer you tee up the ball on every shot so that you ca n't hit the light stick out when this game is played the flags are all lit up with bigger lightsticks . |
| 20 | What about in rounders when you could n't pick up the ball . |
| 21 | If I may be allowed a topical rugby metaphor , we had , so to speak lined up the ball for a conversion . |
| 22 | He said : ‘ If a player flicks up the ball and tries to head it to his goalkeeper , or flicks it up for someone else to knock back , he 'll be booked for ungentlemanly conduct . ’ |
| 23 | He picked up the ball on the edge of his penalty area , pushed it to Ricky McAvoy who laid on the chance for McCallan to drill his shot past Wesley Lamont . |
| 24 | Mark Gill picked up the ball in the middle of the Park and , with the Portadown defence spreadeagled and offering no challenge , he calmly lobbed it over their heads and also that of Magee who had come off his line . |
| 25 | A hawk had swooped low over the field of play , picked up the ball in its claws and flown off with it . |
| 26 | From a hurried clearance , I think , Wallace picked up the ball and went past 4 defenders to the bye-line . |
| 27 | When I picked up the ball I did n't see the crowd , just that basket . ’ |
| 28 | In the sixty fourth minute , Pedro Herbert restored the home side 's lead when he picked up the ball on the break and side footed it past keeper Cummings , to make it two one to Harefield . |
| 29 | But Stewart dived a long way to his left to scoop up the ball one handed just inches from the turf . |
| 30 | However , Stewart dived a long way to his left to scoop up the ball one handed inches from the turf . |