Example sentences of "[vb -s] [verb] up the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He has taken up the priestly tasks of his father , ’ she says . |
| 2 | While it was the Today newspaper that focused national attention on the fact that the Princess did not have to travel half way round the world to find clean water , it is the aptly-named CoastGuard that has kept up the high standards of cleanliness for royalty and commoners alike . |
| 3 | Working in conjunction with the British Mountaineering Council and the Ramblers ' Association , COLA plans to set up the British Uplands Footpath Trust . |
| 4 | The water hyacinth grows in profusion and tends to choke up the local rivers . |
| 5 | The second consideration is that batching implies holding up the first enquiries to be received . |