Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] up the [noun] with " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cadfael picked up the psaltery with due respect , and laid it safely aside on the little prayer-desk . |
| 2 | ‘ … into the last furlong , and the Guppy looks beaten , Breakdancer takes up the running with Prince Charming on the stand side — it looks to be between these two — but now Shine On 's absolutely flying on the outside , a terrific challenge , the three locked together , Breakdancer and Shine On stride for stride , at the line it 's very close but I think it 's shine On who gets it on the nod . |
| 3 | Lamborghini 's Diablo brings up the rear with 9 and 14mpg respectively . |
| 4 | Liverpool turned up the heat with their crisp , passing game ; Sunderland 's hope melted , and their players froze . |
| 5 | Paolozzi takes up the challenge with relish , as he deliberately creates hiatuses and breaks in The Wealth of Nations . |
| 6 | Bobbie picked up the box with Peter 's toy engine inside it . |
| 7 | Palmerston wound up the debate with a forthright speech , which hardly seems to justify Scott 's later remark that it contained ‘ a quantity of poor buffoonery which only Lord P. 's age permits ’ . |
| 8 | I wished ICAO to take up the matter with a view to ensuring that the State of registry should have the primary right to salvage the aircraft . |
| 9 | He had hardly passed through the swing doors when Massingham drove up the ramp with the Rover . |
| 10 | Stephen carried the small portable barbecue and coals , whilst James brought up the rear with the ice-box full of food , wine and local Banks ' beer . |
| 11 | James denied it categorically , but the fact is that after a small part of another season in Walter Wolf 's car , Master James gave up the sport with relief . |