Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun sg] [verb] up the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This comprised a moonlit cable car ride up the mountains to a creaky farmhouse for cheese fondue , heady wine and oompah-pah music — the perfect way to round off a day 's skiing . |
| 2 | ( Serve with plenty of Greek or pitta bread to mop up the sauces and a green salad . ) |
| 3 | You will not be at a level a good deal lower than the surrounding ground , so you will have to lay a hardcore base to build up the foundations to suit the path material and method of laying . |
| 4 | If necessary use the decision-making exercise to weigh up the pros and cons of closely competing options as described previously . |
| 5 | It could only be left to each Group Organiser to weigh up the pros and cons of the situation . |
| 6 | On command , a wave of tube inflation rises up the tights from ankle to thigh , squeezing the vein-blood in front of it . |
| 7 | Gen Noriega was able to broadcast to the people and organise resistance over the main national radio network , until a special US assault team blew up the transmitters late on Wednesday . |
| 8 | The checkout operator cashes up the goods , the customer pays and then leaves via the specific exit . |
| 9 | Badlands surfers in reflective mood as lumberjack shirt-clad friend summons up the spirits of The Pit ( left ) ; the SAS tighten up ( above ) |
| 10 | After the harvest Kāli brought up the cows to graze the stubble and fertilize the fields for next year 's buckwheat crop . |
| 11 | The Cockney soap shot up the ratings after bringing in a series of controversial episodes , including rape , murder , gay love and suicide bids . |
| 12 | Expecting a word processor operator to pick up the elements of design , typography and layout skills by simply going on a two-day course is just not realistic . |
| 13 | Vacuum cleaner ( linked to one — a bun ) : There is nothing particularly unusual about using a vacuum cleaner to pick up the crumbs of a bun so I decided to picture a bun decorated with a vacuum cleaner on top . |
| 14 | The hypnotic induction procedure sets up the circumstances that encourage the subject to enter this ‘ trance ’ state . |
| 15 | Sea-bed geology goes up the mountains |
| 16 | This period balances the interest of the offeror to know as soon as possible the number of shareholders willing to accept its offer together with the amount of finance that it requires ; the interest of the target company not to have its business disrupted for too long ; and the interests of the shareholders in the target company to weigh up the merits of the bid . |