Example sentences of "[v-ing] up [prep] a [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I recently bought a Series IIA ex-military Land Rover with the intention of completely rebuilding it over the next few years ending up with a vehicle that will last for years to come . |
| 2 | The problem I get asked about most is ending up with a seam that is not the correct length , or is wavy . |
| 3 | Wiping or scrubbing with the arm fully extended is less efficient than squaring up to a job and wiping an area slightly offset from the vertical bodycentreline . |
| 4 | It 's hard to tell , cos I always seemed to be awake , but then I remember waking up with a jump when this voice comes over the loud speaker . |
| 5 | He was afraid of not measuring up as a lover and worried about his performance in bed . |
| 6 | I 'm nearly seventy , er my pension , will be going up by a pound and odd , I 'm not right sure how much . |
| 7 | I believe this must be the heart of education , not just because every human being will have to cope with the unexpected , with disruption to routine and the loss of what is dear , but because it is singularly appropriate to the current generation of young people who find themselves growing up in a world that is characterized by instability . |
| 8 | Minutes do not in any case include discussions leading up to a decision but only the decision itself . |
| 9 | Bob will also supervise the Challenge which is organised in a series of heats leading up to a final where the outright winner will be presented with the Driver of the Year trophy . |
| 10 | It is fun to practise pulling up into a climb and trying to establish an accurate , low-speed , steep turn . |
| 11 | It 's got to be like cuddling up to a cushion as well as doing that terrible , animal thing . |
| 12 | Sergeant Collier — the prisoners may refresh themselves. , The party was drawing up with a jingle and a grinding of hooves on a cobbled forecourt . |
| 13 | Conversely , if you are building up to a competition and wish to greatly increase your fitness and endurance , the FDR should be very intense and should make up a large part of your training . |
| 14 | Then there are long sessions , lasting up to an hour and involving the display of hundreds , occasionally thousands , of records . |
| 15 | But a day had come in the Sixties when he was in one of the elephant houses and was staring up at an elephant as it walked neurotically round and round its tiny area when a sudden memory of some of the places he had been kept in during the war had come to him ; no space , no freedom , no life . |
| 16 | Pepsi outlined the problems behind their new style : ‘ It was difficult coming up with a look that was original , that did n't look like Kylie or Madonna but retained their strength — I think we 've cracked it though . ’ |
| 17 | Have you ever watched seasoned knitted diving into cartons of yarn , coming up with a cone and giving it a good sniff ? |
| 18 | In this instance we have used five-year steps for both age and service , coming up with a result as in figure 7 . |
| 19 | THE TVP 's crank-driven DIY rock ‘ n ’ roll may sound dated in these wearing , uncaring times , but that said they still have n't lost the knack of pulling a good tune from seemingly nowhere or coming up with an idea that will tug at your sleeve for attention . |
| 20 | So a boy coming up through a family that was involved in riveters would sort of more or less |
| 21 | She was taking it badly , closing up like a flower that felt the sun going down . |
| 22 | However , it should not be allowed to continue making a nuisance of itself by jumping up at a visitor while they are sitting down . |
| 23 | ASCOT racegoers should keep the champagne temporarily on ice while warming up with a Scotch and American this afternoon , when Willie Carson and Steve Cauthen may dominate the last Flat meeting of the season at the Berkshire course . |
| 24 | One common kind is the pill woodlouse ( Armadillidium ) which is easily identified by its habit of rolling up into a ball when it is touched . |
| 25 | Of course the bowl contributes to the slightly boxy quality of the sound , and hooking up to an amp or PA this will also come across . |
| 26 | I am sure that my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of State must be delighted that she will be summing up in a debate that concerns an area of activity in which expenditure has increased 160 times under this Government . |
| 27 | Fruit grew on the compound : a few bananas , lemons , mangoes , pawpaw and avocado pears weighing up to a pound and a half . |
| 28 | Anabelle felt like curling up in a ball and plugging her ears until they all went away — and she would have , too , if she had thought it would do any good . |