Example sentences of "be [verb] up the [noun] on " in BNC.

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1 ‘ We 're vacuuming up the debris on the land and mulching it again , ’ Hawtree explains .
2 Many of the biggest companies are refusing to take on new clients with such cars , and are jacking up the premiums on existing business .
3 BARLASTON chef Mark Williamson is turning up the heat on his marathon training programme .
4 He said one of their main hopes was to tighten up the law on fire precautions in flats .
5 She had a computer actually on the it was on the side of a surveying instrument , so she was probably working out how far down she 'd actually dug by looking through the sights and reading the numbers and then she was entering up the numbers on the computer .
6 Barnes added : ‘ Being on the same pitch as that other bloke Barnes would be a dream because only two years ago I was putting up the nets on Sunday mornings for my hospital team . ’
7 On July 12 , he named as Matthei 's successor Gen. Ramón Vega , who was to take up the post on July 31 .
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