Example sentences of "[det] [adj] [noun pl] [verb] up [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Though no eye-witness survived , there is reason to believe that it all began with some Bavarian soldiers brewing up coffee — in a delightfully careless South German way — on upturned cordite cases , using explosive scooped out of hand grenades as fuel !
2 Maps that use these peculiar motions to build up pictures of the amount of matter in space have been prepared by various researchers over the past year or so .
3 Swiss moneymen say that , to persuade these conservative institutions to step up share buying , reforms are essential .
4 Many more applications to set up windfarms are expected following Government moves to encourage development of renewable energy sources .
5 The construction of new warehousing within the Port of Belfast will benefit directly Northern Ireland 's export drive through the ability to aggregate goods from the many small companies making up Northern Ireland 's manufacturing industry .
6 They ate early , before the restaurant got too full — and before too many other diners lit up cigarettes .
7 Several young couples took up residence in a neighbouring parish at the start of their married lives but returned later to inherit the family property .
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