Example sentences of "and [noun prp] [vb past] up [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finally , when Schisgal had returned to his interrupted slumbers , Mortimer and Yates brought up the subject of the purpose of their visit . |
| 2 | The light from the kitchen window was showing up the faintest of impressions on the paper , and Doyle picked up the pad and examined it more closely . |
| 3 | The octopus was urbanization and Williams-Ellis conjured up the vision of the tentacles of urban growth with their strong hold over the countryside . |
| 4 | " I think I 'm going to try and cut the grass , " Quentin Featherston said as he and Lavinia washed up the dishes after the Mothers ' Union tea-party , which had been even more trying than usual . |
| 5 | We sat down and Harvey picked up the telephone . |
| 6 | Two of the doors were numbered , and Alison opened up the door bearing an eight . |
| 7 | Rashid and Shahid cooked up the idea while serving customers at the Sitar in Northgate , Darlington . |
| 8 | Wilcox and Hill set up the move , Stowell could only block Shearer 's shot and Sellars followed up to put Rovers ahead . |
| 9 | A barrage of punches which started with a swinging left hook left Clarkson on one knee and once the action restarted and Hardy picked up the assault , it was clear the fight would come to a quick conclusion . |
| 10 | And Bobby picked up the phone when the phone rang and it was her and she sai erm Bob said yes ? |
| 11 | The telephone rang and Rust snatched up the receiver . |
| 12 | She paused for breath and Giles took up the tale . |
| 13 | Jimmy and Pete struck up a conversation . |
| 14 | Alain went for the gap , Steve moved over and Alain locked up the brakes flat-out in top . |
| 15 | A long clearance by keeper Freestone was headed on by West and Cullen set up the chance for PASCOE who , in plenty of space on edge of the area , rifled home a shot . |
| 16 | Though the Greater Manchester pension fund investment had been blocked by Stockport council , the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive was still game , and Everett picked up a cheque for £175,000 from a suspicious representative who demanded proof that he was really the man from Guinness Mahon . |
| 17 | Suddenly there was a commotion outside as Nigel and Elinor hurtled up the garden path and through the front door . |
| 18 | He has lived on , you see , through the time when Athens embarked on the Peloponnesian War , and Cleon and Alcibiades buggered up the world 's first and best democracy . |
| 19 | Luib and Belig brought up the rear , and the two wolves loped alongside . |
| 20 | Jan sat on one of our original moquette chairs and Darren picked up the atmosphere and , for the first time since I 'd met him , sat on a chair in silence . |
| 21 | Branson and Draper drew up a list of twelve people — almost a fifth of the staff employed in the record company , Branson telling himself , with little conviction , that ‘ people will understand ’ . |
| 22 | A chill wind had come with the onset of darkness and Magee pulled up the collar of his coat as protection against the breeze . |
| 23 | Finally , at just after ten o'clock by Rock Hardy , Stanley came back from the pub and Emily totted up the points . |
| 24 | At one stage it looked as though McCallen might catch Dunlop as he closed the gap to three seconds but it was not to be and Dunlop opened up the gap again over the last two laps so that with victory in sight he had a cushion of seven seconds . |
| 25 | Richard and Henrietta set up the business in 1987 . |
| 26 | Even in the mid-afternoon there were still copies of most of the morning 's newspapers , and Carson picked up a couple at random . |
| 27 | Sophie watched as he led her into the office and Joanna picked up a chair . |
| 28 | Fitzgerald then served out for the set to turn the match into a real struggle , or so we thought , but Grabb and McEnroe stepped up a gear midway through the fourth set to take control . |
| 29 | In August 1853 Britain , France , Austria and Prussia drew up a letter for despatch from the sultan to the tsar which gave Nicholas what he wanted . |
| 30 | ‘ Just keep walking , ’ whispered Rex , as he and Laura marched up the marble steps which led to the plaza before the great building . |