Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] up the [noun] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rex called up the menu once again . |
| 2 | The blustery winds of March dried up the land so that when April arrived , with stronger sun and balmy air , the whole countryside sprang into new growth almost overnight . |
| 3 | IBM bought up the technology outright before going public on its agreement with Apple to ensure that no enterprising outfit could subsequently go off and get a licence from Interactive that would allow it to develop compatible versions of PowerOpen , AIX or even Pink . |
| 4 | WAYNE McCullough turned up the heat again last night for his third victory in just over a month . |
| 5 | Alain went for the gap , Steve moved over and Alain locked up the brakes flat-out in top . |
| 6 | Oldham took up the attack again and Barlow , who had a fine match at left-back , totally containing Rocastle , floated in a deep cross beyond Winterburn . |
| 7 | Laidlaw picked up the bottle then pulled out the chair and sat down . |
| 8 | Miss Fergusson summed up the exchange so far , needless as this seemed to her companion . |
| 9 | The sounds mingled in her mind with the harsh cries of the birds as she waited for Sybil to pick up the phone again . |
| 10 | After that Jack gave up the skiing altogether and I took it very steady . |
| 11 | Pietro Miletti picked up the paper again and began to read in a calm , confident voice , a voice that was accustomed to being obeyed , that never needed to make a fuss . |
| 12 | Kirov took up the conversation again . |
| 13 | It was Mellor , as junior Home Office Minister , who was left by Mrs Thatcher to pick up the pieces when the last government went badly over the top in its determination to reshape television by deregulation , irrespective of quality . |
| 14 | Having regained his edge Dunlop turned up the wick again , and went on to win by four seconds from Perugini with Gianluigi Scalvini third . |
| 15 | Having regained his edge Dunlop turned up the wick again , and went on to win by four seconds from Perugini with Gianluigi Scalvini third . |
| 16 | At one stage it looked as though McCallen might catch Dunlop as he closed the gap to three seconds but it was not to be and Dunlop opened up the gap again over the last two laps so that with victory in sight he had a cushion of seven seconds . |
| 17 | Ken Stevens tipped up the wheelbarrow then stood back to rest for a moment . |
| 18 | Juron stared up the tube as far as he could see , and nodded . |
| 19 | Compared with the exchange of data on magnetic tapes , EDI speeds up the process dramatically . |
| 20 | Picking up his now empty haversack , Yanto climbed up the ladder on to the deck . |
| 21 | Tim takes up the story thus far . |
| 22 | Kitty took up the challenge again . |
| 23 | He did go back to London ; he did defy the might of Zanuck , but the canny Alex Korda in London stitched up the contract later which , yes , was to give him a million dollars , but also tie him to some terrible films . |
| 24 | Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and Mimi Rogers fill up the background prettily enough , but director Roger Donaldson could really have used a sharper script |
| 25 | But director John Badham keeps up the momentum successfully , carrying the action all the way to an improbably happy end . |
| 26 | Ruefully , Grimm took up the drumstick again and gnawed . |
| 27 | But Lancashire manager David Hughes cleared up the situation later , saying : ‘ It was a complete accident . |
| 28 | But Lancashire manager David Hughes cleared up the situation later , saying : ‘ It was a complete accident . |
| 29 | Then I can safely leave Lisa to make up the flowers when she has time . |
| 30 | Dexter locked up the car carefully . |