Example sentences of "they [vb mod] [verb] up the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Inside , the surgeons , surrounded by dustbins filled with lopped-off limbs , did the best they could to patch up the ghastly wounds caused by the huge shell splinters . |
| 2 | In fact , they could prop up the Conservative Government for a fifth term , if the need arises ! |
| 3 | They would wash up the same way even if they were not watched . |
| 4 | When lifted and placed against a transparent plastic sheet they would show up the tiniest particle . |
| 5 | They would lie up the following day along the rocky escarpment which ran parallel to the coastal plain to observe their targets , the airfields at Timimi and Gazala . |
| 6 | If they succeed , they will give up the last vestiges of the party state and refute the criticisms that they are only interested in the power and money accumulated by the Communists over the past 40 years , without accepting any blame for their actions . |
| 7 | When the Windsor herd arrives in late July they will make up the largest group of African elephants in the country . |
| 8 | No fish should be kept in this tank , as they will snap up the fragile-shelled baby snails . |