Example sentences of "[vb past] up [art] [adj] [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was back in 1988 , when Enrico Platter , head of children 's and youth programmes for WDR in Germany , proposed a 13-part series to the European Broadcasting Union ( EBU ) , and Ms Cann , then acting on behalf of Heinemann Young Books ) , publisher of the original Farthing Wood title , drew up a straightforward rights deal with WDR . |
| 2 | A relocation team representing all parts of the business and every production shift drew up a military-style plan to carry out the operation . |
| 3 | It turned out that Cedric was getting rather a lot of meat and I drew up a little chart cutting down the protein and adding extra carbohydrates . |
| 4 | The CUMS celebrated its first local congress in October 1982 and drew up an organizational structure to give equal representation to all the organizations of women which wished to participate . |
| 5 | and then and then I was going yeah I really want to take , I 'll have to take my stereo home and he goes yeah your stereo 's quite big is n't it , I went when have you seen my stereo and he goes oh I came up the other day to see if you were in . |
| 6 | It opened up a three-shot lead going into the second and that gave us a nice little cushion to work with . |
| 7 | Stunned police hunting the maniacs who rigged up the deadly device said the 13-year-old should have been killed instantly . |
| 8 | In addition , he rigged up an infra-red device to detect any movement in the premises and stop any possible bid for freedom , said Mr Wakerley . |
| 9 | However , such was A Smooth One 's superiority that she quickly made up the lost ground to score by four lengths . |
| 10 | The Princes will rue the fact that they passed up a wonderful chance to finish off the match on the 18th , for they were one up on that tee from which both the sons hit long and straight down the fairway . |
| 11 | Well a great situation Scott Gemmell followed up the long ball picked up the as they ran at the defence and then he 's committed to play it and then he 's just just slid it in nicely for Kingsley Black on his left side . |
| 12 | We rushed up the last pitches having learned a lesson — next time I 'll take a windbreaker , even on a hot day . |
| 13 | He knew that the archer would have to load and winch his bow , so he rose and ran with all his force , clearing the trees , almost breathless as he stumbled up the muddy causeway leading to the main abbey gate . |
| 14 | Laying these aside quietly , they then prised up the thin lead sheathing from round the edges of the glass and gouged out the putty holding the pane in place . |
| 15 | A director of one licensed dealer rang up a former employee working for a stockbrokers , addressing him as follows : " You took our clients with you , you little shit . |
| 16 | Somebody rang up the first programme to complain about people who were apparently telephoning the station and talking on air . |
| 17 | Every room in the house contained some form of Bible and I took up a large ancient looking one and opened it as if it had been a door into a cave . |
| 18 | ‘ The NEB … sent up a few people to take samples and they produced an interim report on the levels of radioactivity in the area . |
| 19 | The curtains were drawn back as far as they would go , and whenever she looked up the green-brown panorama confronted her and the pale bowl of sky . |
| 20 | ‘ Not at all , ’ he murmured , and reached up a strong hand to flick it out , but not before Rachel had noticed how long his fingers were , and how black hairs grew over his wrists and down towards those fingers . |
| 21 | A QUARRY worker who blew up a 19th century listed Methodist chapel was jailed yesterday with the property developer who hired him . |
| 22 | Martin Pipe 's New Zealand-bred put up a useful effort to beat Mad Thyme on his debut at Uttoxeter and has nothing of that calibre to deal with here . |
| 23 | Theresa Stevens , 21 , was beaten , repeatedly stabbed and strangled as she put up a desperate fight to save herself . |
| 24 | Alan , owner of Potts ' shoe repairs in Bondgate , Darlington , put up a congratulatory banner to answer well-wishers ' questions . |
| 25 | ‘ Well , at least it was positive , ’ he said ruefully as he put up a blunt-fingered hand to touch his cheek . |
| 26 | ERIC Donohoe of Services Delivery , Technology retained the Edinburgh Squash Club 's championship title when he put up a fearless display to beat his boss , Martin Webb , Director of Technology . |
| 27 | She could see how that hurt him , and put up a quick hand to stroke his cheek . |
| 28 | During the sixteenth century the Brydges bought up the neighbouring estate belonging to the Garways ( now called Garnstone ) , and at the height of their affluence James Brydges married Jane Blount and built The Ley exactly as you see it today . |
| 29 | She recently gave up a secretarial job to start her own jewellery-making business . |
| 30 | Without delay , the fire-fighters gave up the unequal struggle to contain the leaping flames . |