Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [vb past] up the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the first the computer threw up the names , in the second it allocated the numbers . |
| 2 | The Chairman summed up the changes succinctly : |
| 3 | The sun picked up the colours of a girl 's dress . |
| 4 | Using their favoured analogy in which the complexities of a nation-state were reduced to the simplicities of a corner shop balance sheet , the newly appointed boss of the Institute took up the cudgels again in February 1990 . |
| 5 | Second , it is possible that as the mass of the planet built up the volatiles were captured as gases from the planetary formation medium ( PFM ) by the gravitational field of the ( growing ) planet . |
| 6 | The barmaid rang up the drinks on the till and then pocketed all of the change . |
| 7 | The sentry picked up the tags , stared at the photos and at our faces . |
| 8 | The corporation set up the networks itself , negotiating for lines with the local suppliers : BT and Mercury in the UK , HKTel in Hong Kong and , in the US , about 10 vendors offering overseas circuits . |
| 9 | I could only watch as the lightning lit up the windows and they struggled to get off that wall . ’ |
| 10 | The headlights of the taxi-van behind us flashed as it hit bumps in the road and the interior lit up the faces of the men in the van with me . |
| 11 | He confronted savages on tropical shores , quelled mutinies on the high seas , and in a small boat upon the ocean kept up the hearts of despairing men . |
| 12 | Jim had not in ‘ a small boat upon the ocean kept up the hearts of despairing men ’ . |
| 13 | Then the twisty little mouth twitched and the twitch travelled up the cheeks , the eyebrows wriggled and the blue eyes danced like sunlit water . |
| 14 | When the factory started up the women 's group dissipated . |
| 15 | The boatman tucked up the skirts of his galabeah , hooked his knees over the gunwale and leaned far back over the side . |