Example sentences of "[coord] [adv] [verb] up [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 But I think they 've more or less given up the ghost .
2 ‘ Are youse ordering , or just blocking up the bar ? ’ said a smiling , thirsty man .
3 The thirty pupils or more making up the group move around together in the school during the school breaks .
4 He had not won an election , sung an aria , or even built up a business empire .
5 Make these sweet juicy fruits your summer choice for healthy snacks , desserts or even jazzing up a roast
6 So whether you 're tidying away some of those large toys that the kids had for Christmas , and have got fed-up with , storing a few treasures in the loft , using it as a laundry or shopping basket , or even to clear up the garden rubbish , the ‘ Monster ’ will take it .
7 Otherwise you will end up sacrificing expensive sewn slings or else chopping up the climbing rope itself .
8 The frost causes the bracken to die back and thereby opens up the canopy to let in more light .
9 The Bank , by rejecting offers at r 1 , is in effect reducing its demand for bills ( D 1 to D 2 ) , and thereby drives up the rediscount rate to r 2 .
10 A good catalogue , therefore , makes life easy for its user , and so builds up the supplier 's reputation .
11 If you use drugs , you will need to consider that drugs can deplete your immune system and so speed up the progression of the illness .
12 For the diminutive Andy — people often wonder how he hauls around the pro bags that stand as high as him — the triumphs he has shared with Nick Faldo are something of a fulfilment of his own ambition of winning the titles himself : he started as a tournament professional with dreams of a major championship before realizing he would not make the grade as a pro , and so took up the bag instead of the club .
13 To get as close as possible to sea-dwelling fauna ( and perhaps pick up a crustacean for the lunchtable ) , take a short course in diving and snorkelling .
14 As always , remember to practise sl-ow-ly at first and only build up the tempo as and when the part begins to feel comfortable .
15 He took 2–38 in 10 overs , and eagerly snapped up a chance offered by Graham Gooch off Peter Martin .
16 I took sips of my wine and carried on with the supper , and at one point I went across to the bookcase and idly picked up a petal that was lying there .
17 The introduction of the five-point try was announced in Wellington , New Zealand , yesterday by rugby union 's International Board , which has made a series of sweeping rule changes in an attempt to quicken the flow and generally brighten up the game .
18 We really need to pull some focus on all that percussion and generally tighten up the imaging .
19 World prices for Arabian light grade had dropped by around $4.50 per barrel since October 1991 , to about $18.50 , at a time when the onset of winter in the northern hemisphere would normally have increased demand and thus shored up the price .
20 It was also planned that wherever possible these local workers should be employed to work with a specific elderly person , and thus to build up a relationship between the two .
21 Willie did so and soon picked up the melody until he almost began to enjoy it .
22 She rode out most afternoons and gradually built up a familiarity with most parts of the Lassiter lands .
23 You 've worked out a program or a system for acute erm stomach pains — are you planning to move onto other areas and gradually build up a catalogue of aches and pains in the body , or what ?
24 Draw a cross-section along the line by noting where the contours cross and gradually build up a profile of the ley on a separate piece of paper .
25 Occasionally she went out with Diane from the neighbouring flat , and once made up a foursome with one of Diane 's boyfriends and another man .
26 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 .
27 Camille accused herself of lack of foresight and rapidly made up a yarn whereby they had thought better of the dinner-party and had spent the evening playing Monopoly at Tim 's place in a blameless fashion .
28 At first chicks peck at both food and pebbles about equally , but after a few minutes they learn the difference and thereafter pick up the food and avoid the pebbles ( especially if the latter are glued to the floor ! ) .
29 They converted the stables into a gallery and here staged art exhibitions , concerts and lectures , and later set up a printing press .
30 The Communists ' blatant use of the RPC to influence and later to break up the ILP naturally worsened relations between the ILP leaders and the Communists .
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