Example sentences of "[coord] [adv] [vb pp] up the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I think they 've more or less given up the ghost . |
| 2 | Willie did so and soon picked up the melody until he almost began to enjoy it . |
| 3 | The Conservatives relied more on monetary policy , and , with R. A. Butler as Chancellor of the Exchequer , interest rates fluctuated around a rising trend , and gradually forced up the BEA 's borrowing costs . |
| 4 | Replacing the glass with care , she slid back down in the bed and deliberately conjured up the scene in the Seren at the moment the engine cut out and she was about to capsize . |
| 5 | The man dressed , put on his shoes , stood up , and then bounded up the bank into the field , followed by the dog . |
| 6 | and then divided up the land . |
| 7 | ‘ It 's nothing , ’ he muttered , but still pulled up the sleeve of his sweatshirt to reveal the inflamed area on his inner wrist . |
| 8 | But however mixed up the plot may be , there 's no doubting the strength of the music : |
| 9 | These taxes are surely indefensible , because they are not only unproductive to the country , but actually put up the costs of producing our goods and make them less attractively priced for the overseas market . |