Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [verb] up [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | The Champagne houses were naturally outraged at the government 's ineptitude and drew up a vociferous protest , signed by eighty participants , condemning the publicity given to the ministerial communiqué . |
| 3 | Manolo flicked a switch and brought up the other figure . |
| 4 | She was celebrated in the media , was featured in a 1940s radio programme and built up an impressive list of clients Sacheverell Sitwell , the Marchioness of Bristol and the Countess of Rosebery plus a clutch of other aristocrats placed regular orders , and a certain Mrs Demarest of the Manor House , Harrold , Bedfordshire used to send twelve small cheeses in lieu of Christmas cards to a selection of her titled friends . |
| 5 | He somehow manages to distil the very essence of everything good in the lineage of Bobby Vee , Jefferson Airplane , Bob Marley and The Fall , mangle the results in the scrambled computer of his mind and offer up a new vision so convincing you forgive his rants against organised religion . |
| 6 | Having collected the mail and picked up the following day 's patrol tasks , the vehicles arrive and we return to Rosemount for lunch . |
| 7 | Nigel Carr is back in the Ulster fold and takes up a new responsibility as a selector |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Look at figure 1 at the end of this chapter and cover up the last column . |
| 10 | This allowed us to line the side curtains in striped fabric and make up a flat roof instead of a gathered one . |
| 11 | And obviously that you can do , but it takes time , it 's quicker just to walk into a travel agent and pick up a cheap bargain . |
| 12 | He asked her how things were going in her practice and fixed up a regular day for her to do vaccinations and inspect the other species . |
| 13 | It came like throwing paint over the car and paint up the front door and stuff like that , which really annoyed me . |
| 14 | The fried bread surrounding the bacon in the hot plate was simply to create effect and mop up the excess fat . |
| 15 | I went round the other side of the horse and picked up the off fore . |
| 16 | Swansea were packed with six of the current Welsh side and set up a mouthwatering revenge mission for the national side on November 21 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | The only redeeming feature was that he and Shan Hackett had lunch in Monty 's personal mess and ran up a goodly drinks bill which they charged to the teetotal general . |
| 20 | The pupils thought he 'd been brought in specially for their benefit and turned up the next week with more surrealistic pieces . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | I listened to her footsteps cross the hall and start up the great staircase , then proceeded to the doorway myself . |
| 23 | After the seventh defendant had resigned from the plaintiffs the three refined the business plan and set up the fourth defendant and the fifth defendant companies . |
| 24 | He stretched and got up , then trotted over to his water dish and slurped up a great guzzling mouthful . |
| 25 | One such shrub is Skimmia japonica Foremanii which has a mass of scarlet berries throughout the winter and brightens up a shady corner . |
| 26 | This is a real delight and conjures up a wonderful portrait . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | Roll the die , answer a question and move up the greasy pole to Downing Street . |
| 29 | Clear away topsoil and make up a simple formwork of timber supported by pegs set on the outside . |
| 30 | However , she balanced the tray with sufficient expertise and edged up the narrow back stairs to the ground-floor dining room . |