Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [vb past] up the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The government White Paper issued as a prelude to the reorganisation of local government in England outlined the aims which a new system should incorporate : At the start of the next paragraph the White Paper summed up the problems inherent in this approach with a statement of the classic political dilemma : ‘ Practical realities prevent all these aims being fully achieved together ’ ( DOE 1971:6 ) . |
| 2 | Then a fountain-pen needle stitched up the lips of the wound in a neat blue herringbone pattern . |
| 3 | When a storm of rare violence blew up the mariners , being superstitious folk , cast lots to determine which of those on board was the cause of the evil , and the short straw , broken domino or queen of spades was drawn by Jonah . |
| 4 | Eventually , the young officer weighed up the pros and contras and made the correct decision , for him and for yours truly , by delivering us to our front door . |
| 5 | To make matters worse , peculiar pinky glows of static electricity lit up the mastheads and rigging of the ship with an unearthly light . |
| 6 | The head keeper scooped up the coins as deftly as any tax collector . |