Example sentences of "[noun pl] [coord] [noun] [verb] up [prep] " in BNC.

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1 It was all a great privatisation success , he explained , pointing to fleets of cars and tractors lined up for export .
2 As I followed her up the pathway , every inch of her breathed that she was being a good girl , and as the driver settled her in the front seat beside him she gave him a happy smile ; almost , one felt — seeing the hat-boxes and cases piled up behind them — they might have been starting out on their honeymoon .
3 Within will be found at least £100 worth of books and videos backed up with a FlyPast hat and sundry other goodies — all wrapped in the widely acclaimed FlyPast plastic carrier bag .
4 But much latelier , in the private academies of Italy , wither I was favoured to resort , perceiving that some trifles which I had in memory , composed at under twenty or thereabouts , for the manner is that everyone must give some proof of his wit a reading there , met with acceptance above what was looked for , and other things which I had shifted in scarcity of books and conveniences to patch up amongst them , were received with written incomience which the Italian is not forward to bestow on men of this side the Alps .
5 Barr and Barnes are among an increasing number who favour vouchers or bursaries topped up by loans .
6 One may think of an army brigade as being composed of battalions , battalions made up of companies and companies made up of platoons .
7 Because the dots in the print-head of the dot-matrix printer can be addressed individually , lines and curves made up of single dots can be drawn .
8 ‘ It was a massive bang , the ground shook beneath my feet and debris flew up in air . ’
9 Lockers were immaculately arranged , rooms scrubbed , windows polished and shoes and boots lined up under the beds .
10 In some of the more intensively managed ‘ confinement ’ operations , animals are crowded in pens and cages stacked up like so many shipping crates … .
11 Empirical research on custody and divorce , on the personal experiences of divorcees both as solicitors ' clients and as consumers of the judicial process , and on the experiences and attitudes of registrars and lawyers added up to proposals for legal reform from an instrumental perspective .
12 Income tax thresholds and allowances go up by six point eight per cent .
13 And this is where these latter day Roundheads and Cavaliers stock up for future conflicts .
14 With a little wave of his hand he indicated that his officials and guests should take a pace or two backward into the aisle between the adjoining rows of pillars to clear the way between the throne and the open doors , and the next moment the ranks of singers and musicians drawn up around the walls of the courtyard outside burst into a plaintive musical chant .
15 Investors have their capital tied up and at risk ; senior managers have their livings and ulcers tied up in it ; but we must not forget the men on the shop floor who have their lives and self-respect tied up in it too . ’
16 diversification of the skills and facilities tied up in defence — half of Britain 's publicly-funded R & D — into civil work .
17 The Club has several outings and talks lined up for 1992 .
18 It seems clear from the surviving images that emperors took interest in and approved the form of their portraits , particularly those that would be seen by many of their subjects on coins and statues set up in public places .
19 It was always the same when trade was booming at the local wharves , and as the convoys of horsecarts and lorries lined up along Cotton Lane so the cafe became even fuller .
20 The designer makes sure that there is only one exit at the front and that coaches and cars sweep up to it , making it unattractive to cross .
21 Yes , the year 's hottest dance track was created in Switzerland — land of alarm clocks , snow-capped peaks and junkies shooting up in public parks .
22 I believe these checks and balances built up over many years are essential to the maintenance of true democracy in this country and I commend to Your Lordships Amendments five , eight and eleven for those reasons .
23 She loves the country and Highgrove is home , especially with the children , but she needs to know the city is not too far away , with shops and cinemas and friends to meet up with .
24 The musical content of The Mysteries was provided by a group of musicians and singers made up of pupils and staff and even the school chaplain , Father Nick Kern on bass guitar .
25 Contents Item 1 of Part 1 of Section 2 of this Policy applies only to Personal Belongings including cash , currency notes and bank notes up to £100 or 5% of the sum insured under this Item ( whichever is the less ) in your Home belonging to you and members of your family permanently residing with you or for which you or they are responsible .
26 On this site there was a small farm with a succession of timber houses and farmyards occupied up to c .
27 In response to the massive changes that were taking place throughout Germany a whole series of patriotic clubs and societies grew up in the 1890s .
28 The new legislation included : ( i ) a law on private enterprise , which allowed individuals to start companies without restrictions on the numbers of employees ; ( ii ) a law on state enterprises , which allowed state-owned companies to offer shares to their workforces ; ( iii ) a law on shareholding , which allowed foreign individuals or companies to own up to 100 per cent of Czechoslovak-based companies ; ( iv ) a law on industrial relations , enshrining employee and trade-union rights ; and ( v ) provisions for the creation of industrial courts to settle commercial disputes .
29 With XPG4 , as part of its sworn intent to become more user-oriented , X/Open will be assembling various specific user packages and profiles made up of combinations of the existing and new XPG components .
30 There are a number of specialised research organisations and centres set up within the Faculty or in conjunction with other organisations , in which advanced research can be conducted with access to very specialised facilities .
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