Example sentences of "up [prep] water " in BNC.

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1 Onshore winds and waves lead to the piling up of water near the shore , and this water has to escape seawards in one way or another .
2 It is apparent that such a pattern requires the existence of a variation in the piling up of water along the beach .
3 The North Sea is obviously so shaped that very strong northerly winds can cause a piling up of water in the southern part of the sea , either because the escape route through the Straits of Dover is narrow , or because it is quite possible for the winds in the North Sea to be predominantly northerly while the winds in the English Channel are predominantly westerly .
4 Setting up of Water of Leith Conservation Trust .
5 Toyota 's Crown Majesta will incorporate new hermetically sealed lead batteries , which eliminate the need for regular checking and topping up of water levels .
6 ‘ It all happened so quickly , and there was a tremendous build up of water which has caused extensive damage .
7 The benefits of this finish quoted by the makers are , that it does n't smell strongly during application and drying , and brushes are cleaned are cleaned up with water when the job is finished .
8 Then fill it up with water from the kettle , Not boiling , mind , that could prove disastrous .
9 After a week , top up with water .
10 Standing pots on a tray of pebbles or gravel , which you simply keep topped up with water , will raise humidity without too much day-to-day attention and also makes watering easy .
11 The aquifer fills up with water until water reaches the surface of the land in one or more places .
12 His goggles filled up with water and he thought he had swum a whole length under water , and was so pleased that no one bothered to disillusion him .
13 An article in a recent issue of the British Medical Journal , pointed out that babies in fluoridated areas who drink dried milk formulae made up with water containing 1 ppm fluoride , are ingesting up to 100 times the amount of fluoride they would obtain from mother 's milk ( vol 283. p 76 ) .
14 Petal paste can be bought as a powder in cake decorating shops and needs to be made up with water .
15 It has a much ‘ saltier ’ taste than rock salt , which is mined or pumped up with water from underground layers of salt caused by pre-historic lakes drying up .
16 She took hers ‘ on the rocks ’ as I believe they say in America and then filled up with water and I realized it was only broached for me .
17 Most systems of this type are ‘ open ’ , which means they 're topped up with water as necessary from a small tank in the loft , which also accepts any overflow ; it 's called the feed-and-expansion tank .
18 These are applied like a cream but lather up with water and are then rinsed away , together with make-up , grime and excess oil .
19 In summer , you 'll need to top it up with water to cope with any evaporation and fish will need regular feeding .
20 Newcomen got round this difficulty by fitting a leather skirt on top of the piston , this being kept supple by filling it up with water .
21 The tide was close in by now , and his footprints behind him filled up with water , gleaming .
22 Design indented shorelines with sloping shelves and islands , fill it up with water , plant vegetation — and wait for the wildfowl to fly in to the resulting ‘ dug out ’ lake .
23 Once you 've arranged your flowers , make sure you keep your container topped up with water , and do n't forget to refresh them with a quick spray .
24 Philip Holmes is keeping it topped up with water during the drought conditions .
25 My eyes filled up with water , I did n't want to stay there I wanted to be with my mum .
26 Yes he was , you see and he used to come down , you know , and everybody 's family waiting to go into that tiny tiny little surgery but I do n't know if it 's the same now and the door half open in er well , anyway , still er he , he , he , he used to put something in a bottle and fill it up with water some liquid
27 It 's all I can offer , but if you felt like pouring us a couple , then topping it up with water
28 Paul was singing to himself and asking questions of the type children tend to , such as why were n't the birds all blown away during the storm , and why did n't the sea fill up with water with the stream going so hard ?
29 It 's gon na be filled up with water .
30 You only wan na fill half your cup up with water , otherwise it 'll just come out like running hot water ?
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