Example sentences of "[v-ing] [noun pl] [verb] up [noun] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 A LAW allowing courts to lock up child criminals as young as 12 has been given the go-ahead by Mr Clarke .
2 Cider makers are so short of apples they 're urging growers to pick up windfall fruit off the ground .
3 Police and Scottish National Farmers Union officials in Dumfries and Galloway are urging farmers to set up farm watch schemes in an attempt to combat the attacks .
4 In Strasbourg , thousands of protesting farmers ripped up paving slabs , trees and street signs to hurl at riot police who responded with teargas .
5 It should be noted , though , that the government is making efforts to push up council house rents .
6 CHRYSLER , America 's third largest car maker , and Mitsubishi of Japan are discussing plans to set up vehicle manufacturing plants in Europe .
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