Example sentences of "[vb -s] up [adv] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The pale colour is usually white or yellow or orange and shows up vividly against the dark areas . |
| 2 | This change shows up directly in the uneven spacing of Figure 2 , and corresponds to a change in shape of the nucleus from a sphere to a prolate spheroid , or ‘ rugby ball ’ shape . |
| 3 | And the very player that I was talking about then , turns up now down the left hand side , he holds on so well , the cross again , and er again almost gets the cross in and our er colleague from the Italian service is er getting very excited a just away to my left , but er the header is wide , he can calm down a little , have an aspirin , and it 's still two one for Notts , but er Pisa they 're a danger , and to me they look far more dangerous than the Italian opponents in the last game here at Lane in this same competition . |
| 4 | The detachment forms up close to the main unit where it can offer support , either by using long range weapons such as bows or hand guns , or by employing hand-to-hand weapons to threaten an advancing enemy 's exposed flanks . |
| 5 | This form of self-help obviously squares up well with the close-knit group contacts of a minority community ; moreover , West Indians have been prominent in the credit union movement in this country ( largely because credit unions are an important source of credit in the West Indies ) . |
| 6 | ‘ Well , come and see what she picks up tonight across the great divide … |
| 7 | Tournament organiser Ussher Watson picks up again with the popular Class Two and Three events , a great hit with League players last year , and part of the Tri-Sport Mini and Micro Prix . |