Example sentences of "[vb infin] [vb pp] up the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | I much regret that such a new Member of Parliament should have picked up the churlish habits of other Labour Members . |
| 2 | Their movements would have kicked up the fine silt carpet on the bottom of the lake , obscuring vision . |
| 3 | Had there been a verification that nuclear fusion did occur in solids at room temperature , here is one theorist , and I am sure I speak for many colleagues , who would have taken up the new field to see what fundamental implications it had . |
| 4 | I mean , I 'm n this is no criticism because you , you could n't er , you 'd have taken up the whole hour if you 'd included examples . |
| 5 | For the first time in warfare , motorized trucks were the sole means of transport , for to have used horses would have choked up the whole movement of supplies . |
| 6 | ‘ These would have blown up the entire gold and diamond market , ’ the bomb squad chief , Nandkumar Chowgule , told reporters after the area had been cleared . |
| 7 | Here the examiner will probably have divided up the possible marks in his mind among the component parts , and an answer to one part , be it ever so brilliant , can earn only the appropriate total for that part . |