Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [verb] up [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | One reason there is so little change in most traditional bureaucratic organizations , I argue , is that they have conditioned out of people the willingness to stand up for a new idea . |
| 2 | How can a series of fixed instructions cause the computer to come up with a random sequence of results ? |
| 3 | The bucket went up in a geyser of flame , yellow and blue and white . |
| 4 | Curl crazy style from Mac & Co with the hair pinned up in a small coils from the crown to the fringe |
| 5 | LISTREL will then prompt the user to enter up to a maximum of 32 valid charge codes which are to be included in the Listing . |
| 6 | The driver pulls up outside a small , somewhat dilapidated shop in the back streets . |
| 7 | The noise builds up to a shattering roar . |
| 8 | However , he ran into a familiar stumbling-block : the concerto and the Souvenir add up to a few minutes less than the magic number of 55 , so he was forced to abandon the idea . |
| 9 | But after the interval the striker pulled up with a hamstring strain , signalled to the bench to come off — and then gave the ball away and set up Stuttgart 's vital opening goal . |
| 10 | The employee set up as a tailor within the relevant area within two years of leaving his employment . |
| 11 | Rodo screamed as the light surged up to a brilliance that stung his eyes . |
| 12 | The soldier woke up with a snort ; his head jerked up and he looked at us inquiringly . |
| 13 | To that figure he added a total of three hundred and fifty two thousand one hundred and seven pounds for the future made up of a yearly figure of thirty nine thousand one hundred and twenty three pounds for Mrs evidence , multiplied by nine . |
| 14 | We got talking and strolled along the riverside path too engrossed to hear the rumble of thunder getting nearer , or note the wind getting up to a blustery gale . |
| 15 | Alright th the car blew up on a dual carriageway there 's |
| 16 | The car drew up outside a pair of high white gates . |
| 17 | Sweeping into Battersea Park , the anti-lock brakes show to advantage as the car pulls up in a flurry of leaves . |
| 18 | The window flew up about a foot and stuck . |
| 19 | She could imagine the girl curled up in a cupboard , trying to breathe noiselessly , willing her heartbeat to be less loud . |
| 20 | The machine bumped up on a stony track that led in the general direction of the distant barn . |
| 21 | In spite of this very real hazard , however , it is not uncommon to see quite experienced pilots leaving the ground with the elevator up , which results in the glider zooming up into a dangerously steep initial climb . |
| 22 | The sun came up for a half an hour , but it was too cold : -46° Centigrade . |
| 23 | The battle broke up into a series of duels across the skies of Scotland , from Edinburgh to North Berwick . |
| 24 | On appeal , this assumption could be shown to be false and the village ends up with a significant new development site ; it is this type of appeal decision which leaves the layman surprised and frustrated at the way in which the system operates . |
| 25 | Mid position is Active ( normal ) mode , where treble and bass can actually be added to the sound ( the circuit powers up with a large leap in volume ) . |
| 26 | The slipstream built up to a scream , and despair drugged his actions . |
| 27 | Obviously , it is never easy to disentangle the process leading up to a particular credit transaction from the general buying process . |
| 28 | ‘ Direct mail ’ ( often known as ‘ junk mail ’ ) , on the other hand , even though it came through the letter-box dressed up as a personal letter and not as a newspaper , arguably met the mass medium definition of reaching large numbers of people quickly and simultaneously . |
| 29 | While they were with him , the rest of the band pulled up in a van outside . |
| 30 | So instead of renting out the planes from the Blue Max museum , the team came up with a plan to use them in their own production . |