Example sentences of "he [be] [verb] up [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To that end he is setting up a working group to advise on how to make agricultural legislation less heavy and more rational . |
| 2 | Fairbrother 's doing , you know , he 's holding up the other |
| 3 | This time he 's a cyclist he 's a racing cyclist and he 's keeping up a steady twenty . |
| 4 | For the time being , he 's nailed up the back door , just in case anyone feels like trying again . |
| 5 | He stroked firmly , looked over his right shoulder , stroked some more , looked over his left , then he was reversing up the stomach-churning Pipeline elevator . |
| 6 | In the east his men were in position , awaiting only his order to attack the Plantations , while to the west he was building up a new shape seeking new allies among the elite of City North America . |
| 7 | Through the Youth Organisation he was building up an alternative body of supporters , notably K.A . |
| 8 | He was zipping up a small brown suitcase which he placed under the table he was standing at , next to another one . |
| 9 | He was ripping up the ruined linoleum . |
| 10 | He was running up a huge bill on his credit card , and he was getting nowhere . |
| 11 | He was wiring up the main hatch above the hold , in such a way that showed he was certainly not an electrician by trade , with the intention of giving a mild electric shock to anyone who might try to get into it . |
| 12 | He was shovelling up the broken glass on to a piece of cardboard . |