Example sentences of "have [verb] up the [noun] with " in BNC.
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| 1 | Earlier that very week , in fact , as he 'd filled up the Jaguar with Gulf-inflated gasoline , he 'd found himself surveying the display of the semi-pornographic magazines arranged along the highest shelf above the dailies ; and re-acquainted himself with such reasonably familiar titles as Men Only , Escort , Knave , Video XXXX , and so many others , each of them enticing the susceptible motorist with its cover of some provocatively posed woman , vast-breasted and voluptuous . |
| 2 | In his last Test at Sydney in 1984–5 , having wrapped up the series with three victories in the first three games and not having lost for 27 Tests since 1981–2 , his team suddenly collapsed to an innings defeat , the architects of which were Bob Holland and Murray Bennett — spinners both . |
| 3 | The clinics will have to make up the difference with funds from the Länder , thereby ensuring that the money is used for its intended purpose . |
| 4 | To make them easier to serve , we 've firmed up the mixture with a few fine cake crumbs so that they do n't melt the moment they hit room temperature . |
| 5 | When all details of the front page set-up were agreed , and Bill Adair had tightened up the form with his screw-lock , the plate was wheeled on its steel trolley to the back where the asbestos mat was impressed . |
| 6 | He had taken up the post with the NITB after spending eight years in Glasgow . |
| 7 | Our competition could be the answer to your problems , as you can lay out the wardrobe interior just as you need it , after you 've put up the wardrobe with the help of the instructions provided . |
| 8 | And a shock came when , on 12 March , the large picture was sent on its way to Bohemia ; the transport firm in Decin had loaded up the lorry with gas containers from Belgium . |
| 9 | Far from feeling second best , the Mexicans have taken up the challenge with vigour : ‘ We aim to be a cultural invasion of Frankfurt and the rest of Germany ’ , said the Mexican commissioner , Eugenia Meyer . |