Example sentences of "[verb] up as [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The chlorine is picked up as aerosols droplets containing salt for example from breaking waves taken up by the atmosphere , carried over the land , rained down again , gets into the rivers and ends up back in the sea . |
| 2 | Fonts created from outline masters should be better quality than those built up as bitmaps . |
| 3 | Genes controlling coat pattern are carried on the X chromosome and if one X carries a gene that gives colour and the other X carries an inactive gene , the different patches of tissue containing the different inactivated X chromosomes show up as patches of different colours . |
| 4 | The variations are represented by contour lines so that areas of high magnetism appear as hills and areas of low magnetism show up as valleys . |
| 5 | Looking at it and the bleak shore of Flotta beyond , the memories came flooding back : pink gins before Sunday lunch at twopence a throw ; dressing up as Tartars and Eskimos and Bedouins for Tribal parties ; cinema shows where the reels were laced up in the wrong order ; darts competitions in the wardroom flat ; early winter morning torpedo firings in the Flow , very dark and cold ; walks to Longhope for fresh eggs , or fishing for sea-trout in the bay ; piping the admiral as we passed the headquarters ship and eased our way down to Switha Gate bound for distant waters , the captain on the compass platform with cap at an angle , elbows on hips and gloved hands turned upwards , Spider beside him puffing smoke through a black holder and advising courses to steer ; and then , as the ship adjusted herself to the roll and rhythm of the sea , a last flashing message from the signal station at Hoxa Head ( now vandalized and abandoned ) , as it would be the first on our return , days or weeks later . |
| 6 | Perhaps involving you know , the leaders of the village becoming servants and servants becoming leaders , or women dressing up as men or you know happy . |
| 7 | Flaws , even those under the surface will show up as anomalies under an ultra violet lamp . |
| 8 | On this once again major erosion surfaces should show up as convexities . |
| 9 | It follows from what has been said so far that , as stable norms can be observed through analysis of linguistic patterns , change in progress will show up as violations of the expected ‘ normal ’ patterns . |
| 10 | Recurrent activity , which shows up as patches of red , is most common during the declining part of the sunspot cycle . |
| 11 | Nonetheless , our hero prevails and the villainous stepfather ends up as pommes frites on an Amsterdam pushcart . |
| 12 | Most of the beef exported ends up as hamburgers , pet food , processed meats and baby foods . |
| 13 | The Health and Safety at Work Act and the singular dedication of engineers and politicians are denying children the right to grow up as children . |
| 14 | Their lyrics stand up as poems , good light verse in their own right . |
| 15 | Some table easels can double up as carriers for wet canvases . |
| 16 | Some table easels can double up as carriers for wet canvases . |
| 17 | Sadly , most never make it past the sorting stage and instead wind up as fire-lighters at a nearby sugar plantation . |
| 18 | Sadly , most never make it past the sorting stage and instead wind up as fire-lighters at a nearby sugar plantation . |
| 19 | We usually carried three or four experienced deck and engineer cutter officers who doubled up as instructors . |
| 20 | Six others — Irvine and Smith ( Aberdeen ) , McKinlay , Main , McInally and Bowman ( all Dundee United ) — have been called up as replacements . |
| 21 | Eric 's parents , who , according to him , could scarcely be regarded as enthusiastic churchgoers , now developed a strong feeling that any children that might result from our marriage ought to be brought up as members of the Church of England . |
| 22 | Having been brought up as patriots , they were benumbed at the thought that there was to be a conflict between their country and all the beliefs that they held dear . |
| 23 | They will continue to be brought up as heirs to the throne . ’ |
| 24 | And although Proust and his younger brother were in fact brought up as Catholics , Marcel remained particularly conscious of the Jewish elements in his background , and this indeed is quite an important element , as some of you will know , in the novel . |
| 25 | The generals are falling over themselves to get French divisions sent up as reserves . |
| 26 | There is a danger that we neglect a profound study of a main instrument , and end up as mediocrities . |
| 27 | This can also be said of many of the larger species of Cichlasoma which often end up as pets for a number of reasons . |
| 28 | They had distinct personalities : princesses forced to disguise themselves as scullery maids or kidnapped into slavery ; heroines who dressed up as boys and lived in camps full of men , performing feats of daring beyond description until discovered in bed or in the bath by the hero and proclaimed as beautiful . |
| 29 | they dressed up as nurses and help the nurses |
| 30 | Erm and I did n't like the way erm she got a few of them 's , a few of the gir I know there 's only the two lads there , but how she was doing a lot of things with the girls dressed up as boys like that w er what was that song that me dad hates that they did ? |