Example sentences of "a [noun] [to-vb] up the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gedge was anxious to save money and went down to London on a coach to pick up the singles . |
| 2 | Bring to the boil , chopping through the mixture with a spoon to break up the tomatoes and pears . |
| 3 | Use this side as a guide to mark up the measurements on the opposite side , before cutting , and then repeat the process for the other two sides . |
| 4 | Coffee was taken amid a rush to wash up the dishes , and at last , at two o'clock , they were free . |
| 5 | Well , we have a duty to draw up the lists , and manage the ballot , and by God we will carry it out and support Sir John , or else there will be madness and misrule here for evermore . |
| 6 | However , aspiring unsigned acts with a reputation to make are n't likely to be in a position to sweeten up the hordes of sceptical scribes in the West End of London who spend their days loafing from one free lunch to the next . |
| 7 | IN 1930 at the height of the great depression , in an attempt to cheer up the citizens and stimulate trade and industry , many towns throughout Northern Ireland organised shopping weeks which took the form of festivals . |
| 8 | After ordering that Ward 's court costs were to be paid by the British taxpayer he called for both prosecution and defence in fraud trials to declare their hands to each other before the start of a serious fraud case in an attempt to speed up the proceedings . |