Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] up the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Photographs , coloured yarn and a short text made up the rest of the display . |
| 2 | At first sight everything seemed normal as boats bobbed at anchor in the little harbour , the wind whipped up the sea , and the mainly farming community attended to early calving . |
| 3 | Dot spooned up the bottom from where it was cool and milky . |
| 4 | She wore a pale blue suit , skirt slit up the thigh for combat , and a white blouse . |
| 5 | HM Inspectorate helped in various ways and Statistics Division of the Scottish Office Education Department drew up the sample of schools at short notice . |
| 6 | The south-east 15 knots wind opened up the fleet , but the gusty beat was a great leveller and provided some close finishes in the final four races . |
| 7 | It is also worth noting Braehead Golf Club opened up the summer course especially for Lyles Golf Club ! |
| 8 | A deal signed with the American biotechnology firm , Genentech , for the mass-production of the protein opened up the prospect of supplying a massive world market for haemophiliacs . |
| 9 | However , the US administration stepped up the food aid programme in spite of the Lavoro scandal and the suspicions of the Department of Agriculture . |
| 10 | The darker ‘ skunk-stripe ’ of walnut in the back of the neck covered up the rear installation of the truss rod . |
| 11 | The Fat Controller 's words rung once more in my ears as my rollerskate of a car caromed up the A22 to London . |
| 12 | Lawyer took up the pen first , followed by Old Looking Glass , Old Joseph , Old James and Timothy , until fifty-eight Nez Perce chiefs were recorded . |
| 13 | That same agent blew up the room I had been in because I was getting too close . |
| 14 | When a storm of rare violence blew up the mariners , being superstitious folk , cast lots to determine which of those on board was the cause of the evil , and the short straw , broken domino or queen of spades was drawn by Jonah . |
| 15 | Merchants came next , men and women , then a prostitute ; a beggar brought up the rear , these allegorical figures representing the inescapable gradations of decay . |
| 16 | Another time in the same club he turned to me and said , ‘ The fellow on my other side went up the Irrawaddy in 1943 and he 's been taking me back there with him . |
| 17 | ‘ The DJ took up the same line when he came on for the broadcast quiz interview , ’ she went on . |
| 18 | When the figure looked up the boy was impressed by bright , blue eyes and a long nose but a kind expression . |
| 19 | A tack room and hay loft took up the north side ; on the south side were grooms ' and coachman 's quarters . |
| 20 | Shetland Bird Club took up the issue and have appealed to the government to curb the fishery , even presenting a petition to the Prime Minister . |
| 21 | By the kindest count , seven catches were grassed at Auckland , and six more chances were spilled on this opening day , with Gooch missed twice off Cairns before reaching double figures , after a 90-minute delay while the groundstaff mopped up the previous day 's heavy rain . |
| 22 | Holly Park , once the home of South Liverpool FC , has been empty since the club gave up the battle against vandals in 1990 . |
| 23 | The Holly Park site in Garston has been empty since the club gave up the battle against vandals in 1990 . |
| 24 | An anonymous Anglican critic summed up the vitality and confidence of the ministry by the end of the century . |
| 25 | At the question session afterwards , one disgruntled UFO watcher summed up the audience 's feelings : ‘ If you want to talk about psychology , why do n't you bugger off to a psychology conference . |
| 26 | One study summed up the overall situation as follows : |
| 27 | Mummy warmed up the porridge , and so did Peter . |
| 28 | The blue tape of smoke from the left hand snaggled for a moment , then the snaggle slid up the tape and disappeared , leaving the smoke rising as steadily as before from the underside of the hand . |
| 29 | Brown pulled a goal back for Haverhill after 65 minutes , but –––Norwich sewed up the points when Gill scored their third . |
| 30 | The question was left open in Davies v Flackett [ 1973 ] RTR 8 , where the accused drove off without paying from a car park while a stranger held up the barrier . |