Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] up [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The French were restless , and Joan of Arc stirred up patriotism and led a revolt against the reign of King Henry VI . |
| 2 | In Uzbekistan , President Islam Karimov stepped up pressure on the democratic and Islamic opposition and tightened border controls with Tajikistan . |
| 3 | Similarly a few LEAs stepped up pressure on schools to implement anti-sexist policies , asking for school policies within a particular time limit ( e.g. Brent , ILEA ) pressuring heads to implement change ; organizing inservice courses ( Humberside , Brent ) replacing text books and appointing Advisers/Inspectors . |
| 4 | Pakistan called up allrounder Ijaz Ahmed for the one-day internationals at the end of their tour of England . |
| 5 | David took up rowing at Portora and has won the Irish novice sculling and intermediate fours championships with BRC . |
| 6 | But Richard brought up siege machines and began to bombard the walls , concentrating on the fourth side where a small town nestled at the foot of the citadel . |
| 7 | They were the first national employees to receive service awards in Colombia , as it is five years since LASMO set up business in the country . |
| 8 | The Volvo picked up speed . |
| 9 | But Gloucester went on the rampage … as Number 8 Bobby Fowke and scrum half Marcus Hanniford lined up twin tries against the quins . |
| 10 | As Martin Luther King was assassinated , the Russians moved into Czechoslovakia , and Northern Ireland flared up big-time out there in the real world , Captain Mainwaring 's gentle old duffers with one bayonet between them were an avoidnik 's wet dream . |
| 11 | When his own son was old enough to go to school , Alexia took up painting , working her way away from representational landscapes into suggestive abstracts based on the British countryside . |
| 12 | In order to expose what appears to be a series of monstrous , incomprehensible legal blunders , Mr Mathew gave up work in 1983 . |
| 13 | The morning train from Sidney picked up milk from various farms for shipment to Victoria and on at least one occasion it was held up for two hours while cows , that had been turned into the bush the previous night to pick up what nourishment they could were searched for , rounded up , milked and the milk loaded for the trip to town . |
| 14 | During the short period of nine months which elapsed before he succeeded Sir Alec Douglas-Home as Leader of the Opposition on 2 August 1965 , Heath set up policy groups orientated towards issues with strong electoral appeal . |
| 15 | Last year , it acquired the small Abbots and Sussex dairies , also based in the south , and in January picked up part of the Co-operative Wholesale Society 's milk distribution business . |
| 16 | As the FMLN opened up war fronts and established itself in several areas of the country , many medical students and health workers joined the liberation army and worked with the communities to set up their own alternative health system . |
| 17 | Gill took up volleyball at school and returned to the sport three years ago . |
| 18 | Gardiner took up rowing on the Isis and after last year 's event went on to play a valuable part in the Scottish senior men 's winning of the Home International Regatta . |
| 19 | " Keep an eye on our friends , " he muttered and while Brady took up position beside the door , Tom helped Patrick over to the bar . |
| 20 | International winger Bryan Roy set up striker Ron Willems 's headed equaliser just before the full-time whistle in the 2–2 draw with MVV Maastricht . |
| 21 | When Ernest set up shop as a photographer , she had gone to work as his assistant and their friendship blossomed into romance . |
| 22 | In Taylor 's second match Peter Beardsley wrapped up victory against Poland with a swerving 25 yarder . |
| 23 | In general Golding built up Piggy 's character by only stressing his bad points , so that Piggy could get full sympathy from the reader . |
| 24 | When John Bryce took up horse riding earlier this year , he did n't realise where it would lead — all over the Borders as one of the stars of the Common Riding season . |
| 25 | In consequence of the agreement , Mr. Mahmoud gave up possession to the landlord . |
| 26 | After they had eaten , Kalchu picked up Sigarup in his blanket , holding the limp body draped across his two forearms as he would a child . |
| 27 | THE UK clocked up record exports of £4.3 billion in January , but nobody was cheering in the City yesterday , writes Magnus Grimond . |
| 28 | ‘ I am responsible , ’ she thought as they sat in the train and Victoria pulled up seat cushions to see what lay beneath them and Jonathon studied a diagram of the rigging on a schooner . |
| 29 | In June 1937 Reagan took up residence in Hollywood and quickly established himself as a promising film actor , performing in eight films in his first eleven months and going on to make more than fifty films altogether . |
| 30 | Nixon summed up public opinion : ‘ Air is our most vital resource , and its pollution is our most serious environmental problem . |