Example sentences of "[noun pl] be [verb] up the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , it is an irony , that may referees are blowing up the ruck and maul situation much earlier than before , with the consequence of a plethora of scrummages which is killing the flow of play , and presumably increasing the chances of injury . |
| 2 | Fran Bennett , CPAG director , suggests both major parties are softening up the public for more means-testing and fewer rights to universal benefits . |
| 3 | In the kinds of society in which most of my readers were brought up the coding of behaviour presupposes a sharp division between what goes on within the household and transactions which link the household to the rest of society . |
| 4 | German flares were lighting up the sky behind me as I hurried along the road , keeping close to the houses and in their shadows as much as possible . |
| 5 | The other Frenchmen were retreating up the slope , unwilling to give battle to the greater number of black-uniformed Hussars . |
| 6 | Millie 's lids were blinking , and her lips were licking up the salt tears as she brought out , ‘ I … |
| 7 | Employee criticisms and concerns are passed up the line to department and directorate management . |
| 8 | She also cites evidence from school inspectors which says that in almost 40 per cent of primary schools parents were topping up the capitation allowance for books and equipment by more than 30 per cent . |
| 9 | A dispute with Telecom engineers is holding up the company 's first link in London , and Mercury 's first inter-city line — which should have been operating by now — will not open until next year . |
| 10 | That 's why these computerized route-finders are going up the spout and taking the Glories towards Monument Hill . |
| 11 | On the beach , the pirates were breaking up the captain 's little boat with axes . |
| 12 | A trio of skinheads were coming up the pavement , and some kids on bikes came by , saw them and started to circle back . |
| 13 | For almost twenty years after that various proposals were run up the flagpole , mostly to unsaluting generals . |
| 14 | ‘ The police are coming up the valley , Mr President , ’ he warned , as a hint to him that he should tidy himself . |
| 15 | There is no tort or crime , as there would be if the police were to beat up the suspect or wrongly apprehend him or her in the first place . |
| 16 | ‘ Our success in events like the Curtis Cup , and the development of the pro circuit , have all helped to create greater interest and more women are taking up the game . ’ |
| 17 | Dennis and the others were propping up the bar , Karen was supposedly selecting duty-free perfume . |
| 18 | He said one of their main hopes was to tighten up the law on fire precautions in flats . |