Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] up the [noun sg] on " in BNC.

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1 Early the following month a radiant Lucy walked up the aisle on her father 's arm .
2 When Jaq turned up the gain on his sensor , static flooded it .
3 Jim took up the slack on his own chain and four others , like the Casting-Master almost naked except for a blackened leather apron and tight-fitting skull cap , pulled and cursed the liquid iron on its descent to the earth .
4 Waringstown kept up the pressure on leaders Lisburn with a 45-run win over Woodvale at Ballygomartin Road on Saturday .
5 White liberals , including the President 's wife , Eleanor , gave their support to the cause of the blacks , and in 1941 Roosevelt set up the Committee on Fair Employment Practices .
6 West need three points to be sure of promotion , Newcastle keeping up the challenge on Saturday by winning 54–21 at home to Plymouth .
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