Example sentences of "the [adj] [noun] [vb -s] up the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Main picture : The uncluttered bedroom sums up the atmosphere of the house |
| 2 | After a juddering landing the cranky plane eases up the runway towards a chalky line reading ‘ stop ’ . |
| 3 | ‘ The enclosed photo sums up the general verdict of our recent holiday to Zakopane . |
| 4 | The second statement sums up the News International ban precisely , and the following sentence reflects the dilemma that was faced by many librarians in the dispute ; though not by all , because for many librarians who supported the ban there was no dilemma . |
| 5 | To help out , the second player holds up the mirror so that the first player can see his reflection . |
| 6 | The lateral membrane takes up the entire length of one side of the chamber , pushing the grapes against the other side . |
| 7 | The larger union swallows up the smaller union , and let's get it straight , the T & g are not taking the G M B over . |
| 8 | Rather , the Prime Minister sums up the sense of the meeting . |
| 9 | The son of the present owner takes up the story . ’ |
| 10 | In words like ‘ potato ’ , ‘ tomato ’ , ‘ canary ’ , ‘ perhaps ’ , ‘ today ’ , the vowel in the first syllable may disappear ; the aspiration of the initial plosive takes up the whole of the middle portion of the syllable , resulting in these pronunciations ( where indicates aspiration ) : ; ; ; ; |
| 11 | However , when the first violin takes up the theme of the lullaby high up in its register , he plays with a pure sweetness that makes him sound like a luminous voice in the distance . |
| 12 | She implored : ‘ If the immediate family breaks up the problems created can still be resolved but only if the children have been brought up from the very start with the feeling that they are wanted , loved and valued . ’ |
| 13 | The optimised X-Winserver speeds up the performance of X-Windows : DOS and Windows emulation facilities have been built into the kernel . |
| 14 | The constructive theory builds up the set of achievable patterns while the destructive theory reduces the set of possible patterns . |
| 15 | The final scene sets up the image of Suzannah and the Elders echoing the painting while reinforcing Tassi and Cauley 's conspiracy against Artemesia in the scene before . |
| 16 | The new act picks up the Warnock comments that really the majority of children can probably be erm accommodated in ordinary schools , but there will always be a need for special schools , and in fact they do mention some proportions . |
| 17 | But some believe the DoH has stopped short of adequate advice , while others believe the new guidance opens up the system to abuse . |