Example sentences of "'s [noun sg] [verb] up [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Checkland 's contract came up for renewal , it was renewed only for a token year . |
| 2 | A recent study by Bradford De Long of Harvard University concluded that the presence of a Morgan partner on a company 's board added up to 30% to a share 's value . |
| 3 | At a subsequent meeting an official added that it would be ‘ most unfortunate ’ if the evidence was being heard at the same time as the project 's grant came up for renewal . |
| 4 | When Carl Mathers 's car pulled up in view of the rose garden , just a few golden trails were left on the hard blue , a threadbare tapestry . |
| 5 | DIY inquiry : A public inquiry into a top DIY chain store 's bid to set up in Stockton opens today in the town hall . |
| 6 | Rosellina was on her way to Rimini , to work in a children 's village set up for orphans and children who had become separated from their families . |
| 7 | ‘ I left college in ‘ 76 , and subsequently hustled around for about four months working for various people , before I heard of a second assistant 's job coming up with David Thorpe . |
| 8 | Mike 's joke goes up in smoke … |
| 9 | In fact , Sykes 's fellowship comes up for renewal at Christmas , and the word is he wo n't get it . |
| 10 | Talk of the 1940 Battle always brings mention of Standford-Tuck , Bader , Townsend and others , but very seldom is Bob Doe 's name brought up in conversation . |
| 11 | GLEEFUL stories invariably fly around whenever Keith Runcorn 's name comes up in conversation among geophysicists . |
| 12 | One of the Fellowship moved too close to the flames and a bull 's mask went up in flames . |
| 13 | Caput is the more obvious section , with the Serpent 's Head made up of Beta , Gamma ( 3.8 ) and Kappa ( 4.1 ) , arranged in a triangle and in the same × 7 field . |
| 14 | Its five orchestras consume £12 million of Radio 3 's annual budget of £49 million , but a series of leaked memos has suggested that some or all may be on the hit-list when the BBC 's charter comes up for renewal in 1996 . |
| 15 | In 1996 , the BBC 's Charter comes up for renewal . |
| 16 | He saw his father 's palm come up in acceptance , and then his father disappeared again , blundering forcefully into the wind , checking the groups of men coming inwards towards him . |
| 17 | As Theda stood , rigid with wrath and dismay , the woman 's voice came up in volume , and she spoke with a perfectly nauseous degree of sweetness . |
| 18 | Frye 's voice broke up into sobs and his other slashing arm connected with the wall and stuck there . |
| 19 | On that occasion the energetic opposition to Henry I 's accession put up by Constance of Arles and her sons created a serious crisis , in the course of which Henry was driven to take refuge at the court of the duke of Normandy . |
| 20 | Between 1982 and 1985 profits at Banker 's Trust went up by 66% : at Chase Manhattan by 84% : at Chemical by 61% : at Citicorp and Manufacturers Hanover by 38% and at Morgan Guaranty by 79% . |
| 21 | JOHN BARNES , the England winger struggling with a hamstring injury , stayed in Liverpool yesterday as Bobby Robson 's squad met up in Buckinghamshire to fine-tune their final plans for next Wednesday 's World Cup qualifying game in Poland . |
| 22 | However , I understand that , the other day , an English acrobat 's son came up to Scotland for a few hours and said that the whole thing was non-negotiable . |
| 23 | The following Monday afternoon , shortly after lunch , two customers poring over the jewellery in Fox 's Lair looked up in surprise as a tall man came into the shop like a whirlwind and gave Elise a brief , unsmiling greeting . |
| 24 | The Daughter 's face crinkled up in disgust . |
| 25 | Simon 's face screwed up in disgust . |
| 26 | Fernie 's face lit up with amazement , followed by red indignation . |
| 27 | Liaises with bride 's family to keep up to date with wedding plans . |