Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [verb] up the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Brian Gayle did n't defend well for the first goal and Gage did a Val Parnell act in the middle of the park to set up the lad for his second . ’ |
| 2 | BIRKENHEAD 'S Queensway tunnel will be closed for major electrical works this week and Mersey Tunnels staff are taking the opportunity to spruce up the tube . |
| 3 | Erm I 'm er rising to take the opportunity to sum up the debate er for those of us on this side of the house and to say that on this side of the house we do welcome these orders actually coming through , delayed though they are and er besmirched though they are by the usual examples of government incompetence in failing to send them to the scrutiny committee in the proper manner to allow the usual processes to take place but wi that 's par for the course these days . |
| 4 | He said he had bumped into Shildon on Monday evening and urged him into a pub , taking the opportunity to make up the quarrel begun on Friday . |
| 5 | The prince scraped up the money they had set aside to repair the roof again and Anna went off to India with some English acquaintances and stayed with the viceroy and came back with a ruby . |
| 6 | But I could n't get the support to set up the business . ’ |
| 7 | The Art Newspaper is delighted to be one of this year 's winners and will use the award to build up the paper 's archive . |
| 8 | The board picks up the signal , and translates it into digital data , which is then stored as a data file on the computer 's hard disk . |
| 9 | When the tide springs up the shore the furthest , it also recedes the furthest — uncovering pools which may be accessible by foot for only a few hours each year . |
| 10 | The phototransistor picks up the light emitted by the l.e.d. in the transmitter section and converts it into an analogue electrical signal . |
| 11 | So , for the Leningrad group Zoo , ‘ Subterranean Homesick Blues ’ became ‘ Suburb Blues ’ and the lyrics ‘ Johnny 's in the basement mixing up the medicine I 'm on the pavement thinking 'bout the government ’ became ‘ I 'm sitting in the toilet and reading Rolling Stone/Venichka is in the kitchen pouring samogon ’ ( home-made vodka ) . |
| 12 | Then the midwife lifted up the gown and rolled her roughly on to her side . |
| 13 | The rustling of packaging caused him to sigh and ask the computer to turn up the sound . |
| 14 | Although some speakers urged everyone who agreed with some proposition to show their hand , at no time was a vote taken : the chairman summed up the sense of the meeting after each item , announcing what he thought Kufra 's delegates were mandated to say at the National Assembly . |
| 15 | However , there is no exclusion from the application of Part XV similar to that contained in TA 1988 , s741 , ie it applies whether or not the taxpayer set up the trust to avoid tax and whether or not the transaction was a bona fide commercial transaction . |
| 16 | Then back to the kitchen to clear up the mess before Dad got back off the night shift . |
| 17 | This problem is common with fine lines when you tie any type of knot which entails pulling the line above the hook to tighten up the knot . |
| 18 | Chilling , not overheating , has become the danger , so the male opens up the mound during the day to make the most of the waning sun , and covers it over again at night to retain what warmth it has . |
| 19 | He waited , the hair crisping up the back of his head . |
| 20 | A touch of Wella High Hair Soft Wax was rubbed through the hair to break up the texture and smooth down the coarseness of the hair . |
| 21 | It took two years for the Bureau of the Census to draw up the list of 106m households to which , on March 23rd , it posted its questionnaires . |
| 22 | He lay back on the seat in the dark interior with the attaché case resting on his knees as the driver cranked up the engine . |
| 23 | The driver picked up the wallet and flicked it open , his gaze going between its contents and the road . |
| 24 | The charger tops up the charge , but subsequently charges only to that top-up percentage , for example 90 per cent of 90 per cent . |
| 25 | The monitor picks up the amount of ultraviolet or UV rays coming from the sun . |
| 26 | Share options are more attractive than outright share purchases because there is no risk of a loss being made by the employee taking up the option if share prices fall . |
| 27 | This process provides the manufacturer with more of a profit because the bacon soaks up the salt and water which increases its weight . |
| 28 | In what seemed to him to be the far distance he could see Mariana and the President climbing up the meadow to meet him . |
| 29 | When the figure looked up the boy was impressed by bright , blue eyes and a long nose but a kind expression . |
| 30 | At first sight everything seemed normal as boats bobbed at anchor in the little harbour , the wind whipped up the sea , and the mainly farming community attended to early calving . |