Example sentences of "[noun prp] [noun sg] [noun] [verb] up [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ivory Coast crop dispute pushes up cocoa prices |
| 2 | Strong local currencies in the Taiwan and Korea production centres pushed up costs and attempts to take advantage of a cheaper environment in China were dashed by events following the Tiananmen Square demonstrations in Peking . |
| 3 | Ken picks up street talk like Sunday newspaper diarists pick up gossip , late and usually third-hand . |
| 4 | Start-up costs on these projects and a US satellite network soaked up £6.6 million . |
| 5 | The good old Capricorn business acumen coming up trumps again ! ’ |
| 6 | By Barry Turnbull A GAS blast served up bangers and smash at an award-winning butcher 's shop . |