Example sentences of "[v-ing] up a [noun] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The veteran Eire international is careful not to be drawn into a new slanging match with Ferguson — but one of those reasons must be to show the United manager that he is not a crippled has-been , better equipped propping up a bar than shoring up a defence at football 's highest level . |
| 2 | This account of normalisation focuses on opening up a range of life-style opportunities which are available to the rest of the population but which have tended to be closed to people with learning difficulties . |
| 3 | Anyway , we pulled ourselves together and pretended to be pleased to see him , and then he drove us back to London like a maniac , keeping up a stream of gibberish which after a while I stopped listening to . |
| 4 | Because it is autumn again , and the frosts have arrived , they are knocking up a spot of cider . |
| 5 | ‘ I 've been busy mopping up a crowd of drug smugglers . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Something will have to be sorted out — and quickly , ’ Adam muttered , whisking up a pile of paperwork from a tray on the polished surface of a desk . |
| 7 | Picking up a sheet of paper , she casually unfolded it , and then gave an exclamation . |
| 8 | He crouched , and picking up a handful of soil , rubbed it through his fingers . |
| 9 | PINCH TEST : This involves picking up a fold of skin ( on the horse 's neck ) between your forefinger and thumb , lifting it away from the neck , and then releasing it . |
| 10 | ‘ This is what we need , ’ Bryce said , picking up a carafe of water from the top of a chest of drawers . |
| 11 | And if there 's no money in it for me I 'm not gon na give priority to going picking up a piece of wood for a customer . |
| 12 | After dinner we would gossip , play cards or perhaps walk along the Dee , idly picking up a piece of driftwood here and there along the way . |
| 13 | Heather , from Stoke-on-Trent , says he was tricked into picking up a package of heroin by some Westerners he met in Bangkok . |
| 14 | Shields recorded their first win of the season on a greasy pitch after soaking up a lot of pressure . |
| 15 | One was hoovering up a plate of sausage and chips while reading the Sun . |
| 16 | Those in charge of drawing up a blueprint for health-care reform talk of slapping mandatory controls on all drug prices . |
| 17 | Accordingly , the disability rights movement has looked for lessons from abroad when drawing up a manifesto for reform . |
| 18 | Luke 's eyes stared down into hers , his gaze drawing up a veil of heat in her body until she was suffused by a sensation that blocked out everything but his closeness . |
| 19 | The stand should be planned as early as possible by drawing up a checklist of everything required , checking limitations on stand design , drawing up a checklist of stand services required and a progress chart for the preparation of all products and exhibits , including their manufacture , transportation to the exhibition , assembly and dismantling . |
| 20 | De La Rousselière , newly promoted lieut. -colonel , was set to drawing up a plan of attack . |
| 21 | Er I 'm impressed that they are willing to er potentially consider a , a further difficult task in drawing up a confession of faith . |
| 22 | Many accept that consumer confidence is good for business and have sought to give their members an advantage over competitors by drawing up a series of consumer protection measures , such as codes of practice , arbitration procedures and bonding schemes . |
| 23 | While all members unanimously agreed the body should not be wound up , a small team has been given the task of drawing up a programme of action which will satisfy the Lib Dems ' requirements . |
| 24 | Teal Green was coughing up a lungful of smoke when the Base was plunged into darkness . |
| 25 | Men such as Huxley and Hooker now played a significant role in the creation of the British scientific establishment by building up a system of government support for research and education . |
| 26 | Secondly , the firm prided itself on speed and efficiency , both as a profitable practice in itself , and as a means of building up a reputation with estate agents . |
| 27 | A lava flow originating on land can advance considerable distances into the sea in this way , building up a kind of delta of fragmental material on to which the flow proper can advance . |
| 28 | For a growing number of older women , a great support in building up a sense of independence and self-esteem has been the a growth of the feminist movement , and there is more on this in the chapter ‘ Feeling good , looking good ’ . |
| 29 | The Acrylix brushes helped me to make broad , glazing strokes , slowly building up a depth of colour . |
| 30 | ‘ Building up a feeling of trust is very important . ’ |