Example sentences of "and [vb past] up the [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Emperor Frederick Barbarossa ( d. 1190 ) had established the German monarchy and built up the power of the emperor in the north to a hitherto unparalleled degree . |
| 2 | Lucier stood up , with his hand spread across his breastbone as if to protect his heart from the jolt , and weighed up the possibilities of escape . |
| 3 | The creditors had come from every corner of the globe and filled up the ballroom of the Sheraton Hotel in Toronto with their lawyers and advisers . |
| 4 | Preston 's Rule helped the Zeeman Effect become an important tool in spectrum analysis , and opened up the possibility of quantum physics . |
| 5 | Law 's campaign against Home Rule also brought the Liberal government face to face with power politics and showed up the hollowness of the reasoned optimism that underlay Edwardian Liberalism . |
| 6 | The sunlight shone through the glass of the conservatory and showed up the piece of gold in his front tooth , the little , gingery hairs in the folds of his red cheeks , the grey ones in his drooping moustache . |
| 7 | It was not difficult to find their way , for the faint glow of the many camp-fires guided them and showed up the loom of the burgh 's buildings . |
| 8 | He shivered a little , and turned up the collar of his mackintosh . |
| 9 | He shivered a little , and turned up the collar of his suit jacket . |
| 10 | I straightened my shoulders , choked back a small tear for the loss of a good buddy and turned up the collar of my trenchcoat . |
| 11 | She forced her body wide and pressed up the length of him . |
| 12 | But the Doctor had already wrenched the tank about and stepped up the output of the traction motor . |
| 13 | He reached for the telephone directory and looked up the number of Morley Hooper , the retired accountant whom Matthew had told him looked after Riddle 's more important business affairs . |
| 14 | They turned and went up the flight of stairs , a frieze of well-behaved actors . |
| 15 | Those who rejected the conventional view and took up the cause of Czechoslovakian children were largely outside the mainstream of refugee aid . |
| 16 | Got the pudding off the ceiling with a fish slice and mopped up the trail of onions running down the wall like sheep streaming down the mountain side . |
| 17 | Do you know , even when he became an ascetic and gave up the pomp of court , even when he fasted , the Blessed Thomas could not abstain from his cups of claret . ’ |
| 18 | A ray of sunlight came through the window and lit up the specks of snuff that had wafted from Fagg 's clothing as he sat down . |
| 19 | Some 4610 feet from the side of Gunnerside Gill lies the engine room and hydraulic engine that pumped the mine clear of water and wound up the tubs of lead ore from the levels another 130 feet below the engine room . |
| 20 | He passed her and picked up the sheet of paper . |
| 21 | Lowell bent down and picked up the fragment of urn , wiping it with the palm of his hand . |
| 22 | He leant forward and picked up the bunch of keys and the bit of paper . |
| 23 | De Raimes shrugged carelessly and picked up the lid of a warming dish , inspecting the food beneath it . |
| 24 | Slowly and deliberately , he rose from his chair and picked up the piece of rope from the floor . |
| 25 | The corset buyer got to her feet grimly and picked up the glass of drinking water in front of her . |
| 26 | Devlin glanced up , smiling amiably and picked up the glass of beer in his left hand . |
| 27 | He sat down and picked up the sheaf of papers neatly set out on the top of his desk . |
| 28 | Charsky raised himself on an elbow and picked up the mug of coffee , while Anna slipped off her dressing gown and climbed into bed . |
| 29 | He watched the material of her shell suit strain to the limit as she bent over the coffee table and picked up the tray of cups and saucers . |
| 30 | ‘ And I 'll take this for what I 'm owed , ’ I said , and picked up the cloth of papers . |