Example sentences of "[subord] [noun prp] [vb past] up [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Than Tun stepped up the propaganda campaign to end military government . |
| 2 | Second and third produced a 9–9 stalemate , so Harrogate kept up the pressure for a final place after their 13–7 home victory over Winnington Park . |
| 3 | Once Belmont picked up an opening end count of five , Dunluce were in big trouble . |
| 4 | From here to the final stages it was all uphill , and with six furlongs left St Denis had had enough , so Achilles took up the running until the runners came into the straight . |
| 5 | So even if Lisa made up the deliveries , there was no reason why she should make the connection . |
| 6 | She knew that Faye had issued the invitation to Tom as a deliberate part of her campaign to bring the two of them together , and somehow she had to summon the courage today … or soon … to tell her patient that it just was n't working , it was pointless , and she would prefer it if Faye gave up the idea . |
| 7 | ‘ Imagine if Mike picked up the paper and read ‘ Wife lops husband 's head off with a fish slice on a Sunday afternoon ’ and found out it was us . ’ |
| 8 | The Revenue also agreed that if BAe set up a leasing company to take over new Rover plant , rental charges would be tax deductible . |
| 9 | Donna had re-attached the back door to its frame as well , while Julie mopped up the blood in the hallway — although she finally passed out during the task . |
| 10 | Stephen carried the small portable barbecue and coals , whilst James brought up the rear with the ice-box full of food , wine and local Banks ' beer . |
| 11 | A try from Richard Eyres put the visitors further in front before Sheffield turned up the pace . |
| 12 | Allcock moved 5-2 ahead in the third , but Muir tied the score at 5-5 on the fourth end , before Allcock picked up a double at the next to book a quarter-final place . |
| 13 | After Pannone took up the King 's Cross victims ' plight , London Regional Transport agreed to make ex-gratia payments without them having to prove negligence . |
| 14 | It was a moment or two before Harry plucked up the courage to say , ‘ I do hope you wo n't do that , Madeleine . |
| 15 | On it , messages left over from a few days before Brian gave up the flat . |
| 16 | ‘ Thank God , ’ she said , when Kelly picked up the phone . |
| 17 | She did not leave as Corbett took up the pewter spoon and began to eat . |
| 18 | The men chortled lewdly , as Estelle conjured up a trickle of pee that turned to a stream , and splashed into the tumbler like a miniature Niagara . |
| 19 | On the subject of boyfriends Shiona was notoriously sensitive , and doubly so , it appeared , when Jake brought up the subject . |
| 20 | She sank back into her extremely comfortable seat and , as Ace picked up a magazine to read , undid her attaché case and took out , it had to be admitted with some deliberate ostentation , notes on high-tech fuel consumption . |
| 21 | As Doohan built up a lead of almost seven seconds , Rainey settled for second place on his Yamaha , 12 seconds clear of third-placed Daryl Beattie , of Australia , riding a Rothmans Honda for the first time as a replacement for the injured Wayne Gardner . |
| 22 | As Blanche snatched up the telephone and listened to the reassuring hum of the dialling tone , she caught sight of herself in the mirror on the wall : the shimmer of sweat on her forehead , eyes wild , face haggard and pale , hair stormy and unkempt , knuckles bruised and sore . |
| 23 | Jane dug the garden as Lee picked up the weeds . |
| 24 | The pulsating roar of the engines formed a steady background as Delaney kept up a barrage on the door . |
| 25 | When Jaq turned up the gain on his sensor , static flooded it . |
| 26 | Ann looked up and forced a smile ; and when Jennifer glanced up the table at the master of the house , Harry replied with a wink . |
| 27 | When Sargent covered up the stripes and surface with a transparent film , the moths no longer lined up correctly . |
| 28 | In the 68th minute the huge Musselburgh contingent in the crowd went wild when McMillan broke up the blindside and sent winger Craig Ramsey racing in for a try to put his side 14-10 up . |
| 29 | They had rowed about a mile when Talbot called up the Ariadne . |
| 30 | When Sigarup climbed up the ladder , straining under the weight of his basket , the dog sidled over to him with a low unearthly grunt of pleasure . |