Example sentences of "[vb past] up [to-vb] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Possibly the only person ever to have succeeded in upstaging Margaret Thatcher in a photo-opportunity , Katharine lined up to shake the Prime Minister 's hand wearing a T-shirt declaring ‘ 58 per cent Do n't Want Pershing ’ at a Downing Street reception in 1984 . |
| 2 | It would reveal not only the acceptance of cruelty , suffering , destruction , fighting , massacring , torturing and other terrible acts that humanity as a whole instinctively condemns , but also the corruption , superstition , misrepresentation of the truth and love of pomp and elaborate ritual that has been allowed to flourish within the powerful hierarchies built up to control the various churches within the religions . |
| 3 | One morning they woke up to find the Blessed Margaret in charge whilst their own leaders resembled very recently decapitated chickens . |
| 4 | On the other hand , practices whose procedures are well organised and geared up to meet the new deadline will surely benefit from the new regime . |
| 5 | About ten days after the Club dance , my mother and father and I , and Anne and her parents drove up to spend a few days in the Rest House at Kota Belud , a beauty spot on the upper slopes of Kinabalu . |
| 6 | ‘ We had outgrown our present building when the opportunity came up to purchase the adjoining freehold . |
| 7 | A hand came up to rumple the short hair at the back of his head , a gesture that betrayed his momentary awkwardness . |
| 8 | Thousands turned up to watch the retired steeplechaser go through his paces in the main ring , and Dessie even found time to make a new little friend . |
| 9 | In spite of lowering clouds and apocalyptic forecasts , plenty of hardy souls turned up to sample the culinary offerings of Brecknock 's answer tot he Roux Brothers , and were rewarded with a pleasant , rain free evening , and a meal that reached even dizzier heights than last year — the proportion of charcoal to edible meat having been somewhat reduced . |
| 10 | Nearly 700 BP employees involved in the KG Ethylene Project turned up to enjoy a delicious grill and tasty menu specially prepared for the event . |
| 11 | So many mourners turned up to say a final goodbye to nurse , Sharon Hill , that some had to stand outside Gloucester crematorium for the service . |
| 12 | We all turned up to see the mighty Linfield toss Bangor aside and we go and spoil the party . |
| 13 | When she recently appeared at a New York department store to promote a scent , over 5,000 people turned up to catch a precious glimpse of her in the flesh . |
| 14 | Twenty five years ago a band of motoring enthusiasts who wanted more than rallying or racing teamed up to start the All Wheel Drive Club … |
| 15 | The National Museum of Wales , for example , saw an even more dramatic fall in visitors after introducing entrance fees in December 1988 : 68,000 paid up to visit the main Cardiff branch of the museum in 1989 , where 525,000 and 354,000 visitors were admitted free in 1987 and 1988 , respectively . |
| 16 | An alternative is to have dentist and patient and make a joke of it , with the dental instruments being a hammer and a pair of pliers and the patient made up to have a large abscess . |
| 17 | In an effort to curb the man-eaters some very strange ruses have recently been attempted , including putting out dummy woodcutters wired up to give an electric shock . |
| 18 | Her right hand crept up to cover the lower half of her face , as if to protect it . |
| 19 | Ross had no right to automatically expect her to suddenly become an efficient home-maker , she grumbled to herself as she got up to clear the dirty plates from the small dining-room table . |
| 20 | With only three minutes remaining in their Sharwood 's Irish Senior Cup semi-final clash against Pegasus , Sinead , who had only come on at the start of the second-half , popped up to score the only goal of the game . |
| 21 | Belinda 's head flew up to meet the blue onslaught of Tom Russell 's frowning gaze . |
| 22 | The lead group approaching Old Windsor were Horak , Rasmussen , Selvick and Paul Wells plus 3 K2s , Blyth being well back in the next group of four although he pulled up to join the leading group at the lock portage . |
| 23 | And the doctor went up to see the old man and got him put in a hospital and that , in a mental hospital , for six weeks , right . |
| 24 | She felt even sorrier for him with that stammer when he went up to read the first lesson , and had to announce that it came from the eighth chapter of Deuteronomy , a word which took him four goes . |
| 25 | So she goes well she reckons it 'll be a good idea if you went up to meet the little lad , he 's only six , he 's called Mark . |
| 26 | The ships in harbour had to leave because of a storm ; they sailed away bearing his new widow and her son , aged two , who grew up to become a big game hunter in central Africa . |
| 27 | ‘ Little Emily ’ grew up to become a prolific author of didactic historical fiction , in which the hand of Providence administers justice with unflinching rectitude . |
| 28 | Yet , in spite of everything , David Miller grew up to idolise the old rascal . |
| 29 | One mother who beat cancer as a child and grew up to have a healthy daughter is Sally Scott . |
| 30 | Upon this nucleus of troops , the reconstituted 5th Indian Division formed up to hold the infamous Ridge , which they did through Rommel 's critical Alam Halfa offensive at the end of August . |