Example sentences of "[vb past] up a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He turned his head and spat , then buckled and retched up a thin stream of vomit . |
| 2 | The Champagne houses were naturally outraged at the government 's ineptitude and drew up a vociferous protest , signed by eighty participants , condemning the publicity given to the ministerial communiqué . |
| 3 | This was back in 1988 , when Enrico Platter , head of children 's and youth programmes for WDR in Germany , proposed a 13-part series to the European Broadcasting Union ( EBU ) , and Ms Cann , then acting on behalf of Heinemann Young Books ) , publisher of the original Farthing Wood title , drew up a straightforward rights deal with WDR . |
| 4 | Eric Pendry himself drew up a long list of recommendations for making these exercises safer . |
| 5 | She drew up a second chair and came and sat by him . |
| 6 | As a result of the rigidity of the museum 's directors , Magritte 's widow drew up a second will , and the new provisions were recognised as valid . |
| 7 | Ms Cann accordingly drew up a second deal , which accounted for all the different royalties ( television , merchandising and so forth ) separately . |
| 8 | As a result of the unprovoked attack by Magharba they decided to raise the stakes , and drew up a new list of candidates who were all Zuwaya , and all possessed of doctorates . |
| 9 | What he had already done at Bec and Caen , he would do at Canterbury : he rebuilt the cathedral church and monastic buildings ; he fought pertinaciously and successfully to defend the ancient properties of the cathedral church against the rapacious invading nobility , who scoured the land for what they could pick up ; he drew up a new code of monastic practice , and he introduced new men who would know how to implement it . |
| 10 | In 1949 , with the advent of wages , the ‘ gentlemen ’ of the FA drew up a new competition , the Professional Cup , for competition between the ‘ players ’ of Southend , Leyton Orient , Colchester United , Chelmsford City and occasionally West Ham United , Romford and Clacton Town entered . |
| 11 | It was partly in recognition of these tender sprouts of leadership among Russia 's ‘ third estate ’ that during the 1550s Ivan the Terrible drew up a new legal code and made a number of important administrative reforms . |
| 12 | Alison Vaissiere ( the Fair 's organiser ) : Four years ago we drew up a five-year plan ; the first theme in 1989 coincided with the tercentenary of William and Mary and was titled ‘ A tribute to the age of William and Mary ’ ; the following year was ‘ Italy and the Grand Tour ’ ; last year , ‘ The Art and influence of Japan ’ coincided with the Japan Festival ; and of course this year celebrates American patronage . |
| 13 | Wills , drew up a religious curriculum for Taunton School . |
| 14 | Thus Stalin prevented Poland and Czechoslovakia from attending the conference of 16 European nations , which met in Paris between July and September , and drew up a joint economic recovery programme to be financed by America . |
| 15 | During the next few years he drew up a similar body of monastic observances for use in his cathedral church . |
| 16 | Undeterred , supporters of civil rights legislation drew up a similar bill for consideration in 1991 . |
| 17 | As was recently reported in Ski survey , a German magazine recently drew up a top fifty . |
| 18 | A joint congressional committee drew up a common version of the two bills which was duly approved by the two chambers , and was signed into law on Sept. 22 by President Fidel Ramos . |
| 19 | They drew up a detailed proposal and submitted it to the Basic Energy Research Programme of the DOE ( Department of Energy ) in Washington DC , which has it dated ‘ 23 August ’ . |
| 20 | ‘ Thank you ! ’ he said , and drew up a third chair . |
| 21 | After a few minutes , the door reopened and Eddie returned with a mug of tea , drew up a third chair and sat down . |
| 22 | I sat in the café as the rain showed no sign of letting up and drew up a short list of people I had met with whom I could air my perplexity . |
| 23 | A relocation team representing all parts of the business and every production shift drew up a military-style plan to carry out the operation . |
| 24 | It turned out that Cedric was getting rather a lot of meat and I drew up a little chart cutting down the protein and adding extra carbohydrates . |
| 25 | Another is expressing controversial opinions , so we obligingly lined up a few that focus on guitars and amps … . |
| 26 | Another is expressing controversial opinions , so we obligingly lined up a few that focus on guitars and amps … . |
| 27 | From somewhere she dredged up a brilliant smile , still angry she had allowed this aggravating man to get beneath her defences . |
| 28 | In this way Dr. Bach built up a complete medicine chest of thirty-eight flowers to cover all known negative states of mind . |
| 29 | He built up a complete instrument and travelled round the Dales on a horse and cart playing it . |
| 30 | Meanwhile , in the Doubles final Ian McClure was heading for his second Irish title when he built up a 19-6 lead after 13 ends over James Talbot and Michael Nutt of Old Bleach . |