Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun pl] and [verb] up [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They cursed the trailing brambles that caught at their ankles and set up shouts as rabbits and pheasants fled into the darkness before them . |
| 2 | It would be tedious to quote more than a few examples of the evidence from parliamentary commissions , the STC , union reports and surveys etc. , but the following quotations are typical : " About the only work which the women can do is to stand or sit at their formes and set up type ; and to distribute the types back again into the cases , but of course this is only a portion of a compositor 's work " ( an employer ) ; " " As far as mere type-lifting is concerned , she may do , but there is other rough work in connection with compositors " work which I do not think a woman is qualified for " ( a union leader ) ; " Women … get the best , i. e. the simplest jobs … they are kept always at pretty much the same kind of work " ( an employer ) . |
| 3 | We will require local authorities to define minimum standards of accessibility in their areas and draw up transport plans which meet them . |
| 4 | The government made counties keep track of all waste produced in their areas and draw up disposal plans . |
| 5 | A limited marine transgression in the Roman period caused the formation of salt marsh in the northern part of the Fens , while the Fen rivers aggraded their courses and built up levees of silt . |
| 6 | By the middle 1950 's most of my generation were settling down to carving out their careers and bringing up families after the unsettling effects of the war years during which they had experienced all they wanted of adventure and excitement . |
| 7 | Stephen clapped his hands and picked up Elaine 's grip , whilst a porter took the trolley loaded with three large suitcases and two carrier bags packed full of magazines , newspapers and duty-free goods . |