Example sentences of "and [vb past] up the [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Emperor Frederick Barbarossa ( d. 1190 ) had established the German monarchy and built up the power of the emperor in the north to a hitherto unparalleled degree . |
| 2 | The creditors had come from every corner of the globe and filled up the ballroom of the Sheraton Hotel in Toronto with their lawyers and advisers . |
| 3 | Preston 's Rule helped the Zeeman Effect become an important tool in spectrum analysis , and opened up the possibility of quantum physics . |
| 4 | Law 's campaign against Home Rule also brought the Liberal government face to face with power politics and showed up the hollowness of the reasoned optimism that underlay Edwardian Liberalism . |
| 5 | The sunlight shone through the glass of the conservatory and showed up the piece of gold in his front tooth , the little , gingery hairs in the folds of his red cheeks , the grey ones in his drooping moustache . |
| 6 | It was not difficult to find their way , for the faint glow of the many camp-fires guided them and showed up the loom of the burgh 's buildings . |
| 7 | He shivered a little , and turned up the collar of his mackintosh . |
| 8 | He shivered a little , and turned up the collar of his suit jacket . |
| 9 | I straightened my shoulders , choked back a small tear for the loss of a good buddy and turned up the collar of my trenchcoat . |
| 10 | She forced her body wide and pressed up the length of him . |
| 11 | But the Doctor had already wrenched the tank about and stepped up the output of the traction motor . |
| 12 | He reached for the telephone directory and looked up the number of Morley Hooper , the retired accountant whom Matthew had told him looked after Riddle 's more important business affairs . |
| 13 | They turned and went up the flight of stairs , a frieze of well-behaved actors . |
| 14 | Those who rejected the conventional view and took up the cause of Czechoslovakian children were largely outside the mainstream of refugee aid . |
| 15 | Got the pudding off the ceiling with a fish slice and mopped up the trail of onions running down the wall like sheep streaming down the mountain side . |
| 16 | Do you know , even when he became an ascetic and gave up the pomp of court , even when he fasted , the Blessed Thomas could not abstain from his cups of claret . ’ |
| 17 | He passed her and picked up the sheet of paper . |
| 18 | Lowell bent down and picked up the fragment of urn , wiping it with the palm of his hand . |
| 19 | He leant forward and picked up the bunch of keys and the bit of paper . |
| 20 | De Raimes shrugged carelessly and picked up the lid of a warming dish , inspecting the food beneath it . |
| 21 | Slowly and deliberately , he rose from his chair and picked up the piece of rope from the floor . |
| 22 | The corset buyer got to her feet grimly and picked up the glass of drinking water in front of her . |
| 23 | Devlin glanced up , smiling amiably and picked up the glass of beer in his left hand . |
| 24 | He sat down and picked up the sheaf of papers neatly set out on the top of his desk . |
| 25 | Charsky raised himself on an elbow and picked up the mug of coffee , while Anna slipped off her dressing gown and climbed into bed . |
| 26 | He watched the material of her shell suit strain to the limit as she bent over the coffee table and picked up the tray of cups and saucers . |
| 27 | ‘ And I 'll take this for what I 'm owed , ’ I said , and picked up the cloth of papers . |
| 28 | But protestors objected and set up the Heart of Cheshire Action Group to fight the plans . |
| 29 | Such alone will shake the gates of hell and set up the Kingdom of God on earth . ’ |
| 30 | That was sufficient because the early Christians expected Jesus to return immediately and set up the reign of God on earth . |