Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] up [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the factory was occupied in protest , the Ministry of Labour declared the strike illegal and the occupation was forcibly broken up a week later . |
| 2 | Overtaking needs a bit more planning , but for those who have long since given up the chase and opted for a more dignified life , this is a lot of car for the money plus a BMW badge to ride behind . |
| 3 | Soldiers had since picked up the habit of wine-drinking in France during the war and upon returning to England had educated the middle classes , further increasing the popularity of Champagne in the immediate post-war years . |
| 4 | Apgood instinctively picked up a certificate and glanced through it , then shook his head . |
| 5 | But I think they 've more or less given up the ghost . |
| 6 | She had long given up the tussle with French and lapsed into straight English ( which Therese , damn it , was supposed to understand ) . |
| 7 | Although such heresies were far more common in America and in England than they were in Ulster , Ulster Protestants knew of these postures and could see that their own denominations were in formal organizational contact with other churches which did not move to sack ministers and theologians who had obviously given up the traditional beliefs affirmed at their ordinations . |
| 8 | I took sips of my wine and carried on with the supper , and at one point I went across to the bookcase and idly picked up a petal that was lying there . |
| 9 | He 'd obviously picked up a few tips from the paperbacks , because he spun these stories out like a kid pulling on chewing-gum . |
| 10 | Without another word , Bert Rafferty gently picked up the frightened child and made towards the cliff . |
| 11 | He had foolishly picked up the trolleys from a nearby supermarket and threw them . |
| 12 | The claims so built up the expectations for ZETA after the first conference that the subsequent news was perceived as ‘ failure ’ . |
| 13 | Apart from that , life had taught her to pry because sometimes doing so turned up the most surprising things . |
| 14 | Lightning suddenly lit up the house , and I saw who it was . |
| 15 | The Substitute suddenly pulled up a chair , lit a large pipe , and began watching with interest as the other two examined the girl 's effects . |
| 16 | The bed was untidy , as though she had merely pulled up the covers . |
| 17 | Victor , sensing that there would be little sleep but much talking and soul-searching that night , thoughtfully brought up a tray of coffee and a bottle of cognac . |
| 18 | Day 1 Rent — At this stage there is a future benefit so set up an asset and review at end of month . |
| 19 | I mean , why have you suddenly brought up the subject of Elise ? ’ |
| 20 | Better set up a transfusion . ’ |
| 21 | They would n't , because it 's only gone up a penny like , there 's nothing to stop them putting it i , up two penny ! |
| 22 | We need land at our doorstep … if Russia does not want to give it to us , she will force us to undertake an expropriation proceeding , i.e. a war , for which we have long stored up the reasons … |
| 23 | I wondered where you 'd got , we did ring one night couple of weeks ago but we did n't get an answer and I said well I did n't know whether you 'd perhaps popped up the club . |
| 24 | These avenues have not only taken up a lot of the time and energy of the present generation of activists but they have also reduced the reliance on the politics of the street demonstration by presenting alternative means of expression and action . |
| 25 | I suppose I 'd better put up the notice . ’ |
| 26 | Hipper , steaming northward parallel to Beatty , again sighted his enemy to the west at about 17.40 ; he immediately turned east but was then bombarded by Hood , who had inadvertently taken up a wrong station . |
| 27 | The Inquisition was an ineffective irritant , slow and erratic in its procedures ; it merely put up the price of books , forcing readers to all sorts of subterfuges in order to consume often out-dated heresies . |
| 28 | Kimon 's attack on Skyros was done on orders from the oracle of Apollo at Delphi ; and Kimon perhaps put up a thank-offering in the sanctuary there ( see Plut . |
| 29 | The theme of Stalingrad was becoming rapidly a major embarrassment to the propagandists , especially those on the Wehrmacht staff , who had prematurely whipped up the victory atmosphere in September . |
| 30 | Fedelma has only started up the business since beginning the course and has found it a ‘ great practical help ’ . |