Example sentences of "[noun sg] [coord] [verb] up the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Voltage and current signals can be used to pre-set speed or to call up the actual values for speed and torque , and the start/stop functions can be activated using the same method . |
| 2 | So much for security , Ruth mused as she leapt back into the jeep and drove up the long gravelly drive ; I could be a burglar for all he knew . |
| 3 | Manolo flicked a switch and brought up the other figure . |
| 4 | Having collected the mail and picked up the following day 's patrol tasks , the vehicles arrive and we return to Rosemount for lunch . |
| 5 | Even the rain no longer seemed fresh : it congealed in the sullied air , splattering into filthy stinking puddles , hammering the roof and churning up the packed mud until it was slushy and loose . |
| 6 | It came like throwing paint over the car and paint up the front door and stuff like that , which really annoyed me . |
| 7 | The fried bread surrounding the bacon in the hot plate was simply to create effect and mop up the excess fat . |
| 8 | I went round the other side of the horse and picked up the off fore . |
| 9 | Without pausing , she hurried on and although I called after her she did n't stop until she had reached the other side and scrambled up the rocky gully to the top . |
| 10 | But by the time I had turned off the road from Bellingham at Kielder village and driven up the bumpy Forest Drive to East Kielder Farm , I was longing for the sight of something other than water and trees . |
| 11 | Checking a positive climb and flicking up the quick-retracting gear I concentrated on the slow process of building speed , getting the flaps in at 130 and maintaining a gentle increase in height with steady acceleration to 170 knots , when the nose can be raised for 3,000 fpm to show on the VSI as she really starts to go . |
| 12 | I listened to her footsteps cross the hall and start up the great staircase , then proceeded to the doorway myself . |
| 13 | Now the growing fires from Gilsland village and castleton were beginning to cast a lurid glow over the scene and to show up the encircling horsemen , a menacing sight . |
| 14 | Roll the die , answer a question and move up the greasy pole to Downing Street . |
| 15 | However , she balanced the tray with sufficient expertise and edged up the narrow back stairs to the ground-floor dining room . |
| 16 | When cheques are cashed a transfer is automatically made from the deposit account to meet the payment and make up the current account to £20 . |
| 17 | I am ushered reverently into a cabin and pick up the quaint hand set , which has an additional round earpiece for clamping over the spare ear , so that I see myself reflected in the glass like a radio operator or a session singer . |
| 18 | Quickly he went down the ladder , crossed the kitchen and snatched up the top one of a pile of washed sacks from behind the kitchen door . |
| 19 | Most boots will have a mixture of D-rings and hooks to keep the laces in place and to speed up the lacing process . |
| 20 | This is common at the beginning of a behaviour change programme to enhance the process and speed up the initial rate of change . |
| 21 | He left the Incident Room and walked up the steep alley to Lady Street , into the usual morning clutter of delivery vans and pedestrians . |
| 22 | Tom Kean strode across the clearing and picked up the discarded paper . |
| 23 | Corbett shook his head and picked up the faded leather dog collar . |
| 24 | Liberal Democrats aim to cut pollution and clean up the local environment . |
| 25 | At an EC-organized conference in Nicosia , Cyprus , in April 1990 ministers from 16 countries adopted a " Nicosia charter " to combat pollution and clean up the Mediterranean by 2025 . |
| 26 | Keep the overall silhouette slim with a tailored or belted jacket and soften up the whole effect with a feminine frilled blouse or floaty scarf around the neck . |
| 27 | Keep the overall silhouette slim with a tailored or belted jacket and soften up the whole effect with a feminine frilled blouse or floaty scarf around the neck . |
| 28 | Now several people in the audience were on their feet and waving in an attempt to attract the attention of Gerrard , who left the dais and walked up the narrow central aisle , holding a hand microphone high in the air . |
| 29 | ‘ Have ye not , ’ the young man 's voice was noncommittal as he straightened his back and wound up the spare netting on a wooden stake . |
| 30 | Tigrett , who sold the Hard Rock chain and set up the charitable Rama Foundation , falls readily into the cranky crackpot mould : he is even married to Maureen , former wife of Ringo Starr who has been supporting his friend George Harrison 's Natural Law Party . |