Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] up [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | True to his belief in the efficacy of competition , he avoided building up an extensive chain of outlets , and preferred to thrive by vigorous marketing . |
| 2 | Even among those who stated their overall dissatisfaction , when asked to indicate their reasons , less than a quarter cited high charges as the reason ( service or errors made racked up a much higher 38 per cent ) . |
| 3 | The London conference in June 1990 agreed to tighten up the protocol and phase out production and consumption of CFCs by not later than the year 2000 . |
| 4 | The Socialist leader took charge of the mandate after the conservative New Democracy Party , which fell three seats short of an overall majority in the general elections last weekend , failed to drum up the extra support it needed to create a minority administration . |
| 5 | Broker Cazenove , responsible for marketing the UK tranche of the share sale , failed to drum up the same level of enthusiasm exhibited in other centres . |
| 6 | I got to work up a good sweat . |
| 7 | Such information was not highly ‘ theoretical ’ but it helped build up an objective picture of the people who went to the theatres I studied and gave me a useful corrective to people who made sweeping generalizations such as ‘ the theatre is for everyone . ’ |
| 8 | Maybe JTR helped pick up the pieces or did he watch the poor man 's agony from afar ? |
| 9 | It helped make up the minds of waverers on the question of independence and it sent a signal about Serbian intentions to the outside world . |
| 10 | In the pauses , I tried totting up the words Vern had spoken since we 'd arrived . |
| 11 | It was alleged that Moin tried to scuff up the pitch — but England officials said yesterday that they would not study the video . |
| 12 | Surprisingly , only Roger E Bryan tried to conjure up the real Neil Kinnock , now unsuppressed by his minders and able to give full rein to his natural prolixity : ‘ I am full of hate , spite , yes malice and rage/Or even loathing , disgust , rancour , venom and wrath … |
| 13 | Sometimes , when she had been to a romantic film , or had been kissed good-night by Pogo , she had sat on the edge of her bed , staring at that dark , handsome , boy 's face and tried to conjure up the memory of his living presence . |
| 14 | Staring at his back , she tried to conjure up the image of him lover-like , tender , and failed . |
| 15 | For example , children earning 7.25 per cent in TSB 's Firstsave account would get 8.5 per cent if their cash helped pushed up the family 's total savings to more than £5,000 . |
| 16 | He walked over to the neatly stacked rods and selected one , then bent to pick up a wicker fishing box from a corner of the room . |
| 17 | She walked over to the pond and bent to pick up a small pebble , skimming it across the glittering water , watching the way it bounced , then sank , leaving behind it only ripples . |
| 18 | she did n't , she never bent to pick up a flower |
| 19 | Judy knew Brown Owl would be very cross if she saw Mandy on the other side of the fence — but she did n't have time to worry very long about that , for in a minute or two a loud , frightened scream shrilled from Mandy , who had stepped forward and bent to pick up the ball resting on the bright-green surface of the ground — and found herself up to her knees in treacherous , clinging slime . |
| 20 | As George bent to pick up the halter of the horse which the boy had been holding , he looked round the yard with interest , noting how his father 's voice , though by no means a shout , had penetrated every corner . |
| 21 | He bent to pick up the curl of hair , which he put carefully in his pocket , next to his heart . |
| 22 | He bent to pick up the card he 'd been carrying then scowled at the deserted foyer . |
| 23 | She looked round the hall , then bent to pick up the broken remains of a photo frame . |
| 24 | As soon as she stopped struggling and stood motionless he let her go and bent to pick up the shoes she 'd dropped . |
| 25 | He stood up , stretched and bent to pick up the tray . |
| 26 | Jackson Chatterton stirred as though he proposed to clean up the mess himself , but I waved him down and kept my eyes on Rickie . |
| 27 | In 1983 , CRL helped to set up a test facility at the University of Cali in Colombia . |
| 28 | Felsted 's record-breaking pair , Michael Martin ( left ) and William Cooper , whose unbroken partnership of 239 helped to set up a crushing victory over Harrow |
| 29 | They left and helped to set up a competitive operation within the kilometre circle . |
| 30 | The other major difference from the straightforward version is that the variable LR now stores a list of all rules which helped to set up the current state . |