Example sentences of "[noun sg] by [verb] up the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before this the tree roots held the soil in place by soaking up the heavy rain and letting it go slowly . |
| 2 | MELROSE , this season 's Scottish champions , added the Border League trophy to their collection last night by picking up the two points they needed under the floodlights at Mansfield Park . |
| 3 | Get a new constitution by tearing up the old one unlawfully ? |
| 4 | You can ‘ fool ’ the drive by covering up the second capacity signalling hole . |
| 5 | Normally geometric data is entered directly into the system by calling up the appropriate entry command and responding with the necessary parameters and syntax . |
| 6 | THE GOSPEL according to Bobby Gillespie has always been more fun to read than to listen to but the media-friendly Scotsman has finally justified his own hype by drawing up the definitive blueprint for ‘ 90 's Rave culture . |