Example sentences of "[noun pl] and [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 | One may think of an army brigade as being composed of battalions , battalions made up of companies and companies made up of platoons . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | ‘ It was a massive bang , the ground shook beneath my feet and debris flew up in air . ’ |
| 8 | Lockers were immaculately arranged , rooms scrubbed , windows polished and shoes and boots lined up under the beds . |
| 9 | In some of the more intensively managed ‘ confinement ’ operations , animals are crowded in pens and cages stacked up like so many shipping crates … . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Income tax thresholds and allowances go up by six point eight per cent . |
| 12 | And this is where these latter day Roundheads and Cavaliers stock up for future conflicts . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . ’ |
| 15 | diversification of the skills and facilities tied up in defence — half of Britain 's publicly-funded R & D — into civil work . |
| 16 | The Club has several outings and talks lined up for 1992 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | On this site there was a small farm with a succession of timber houses and farmyards occupied up to c . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | The initiative of a generous group of dealers and collectors backed up by Christie 's will enable an important book to appear later this year . |
| 30 | It is encouraging banks and factories to set up outside Bangkok , and is expected to bolster the price of rice to increase farmers ' incomes . |