Example sentences of "[vb infin] up on [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I 'd rear up on players if they said anything and footballers are n't the bravest people in the world , so they used to think twice before they said anything to me and that helped me . ’
2 This ensures nothing is inadvertently left inside the patient , although modern-day swabs do show up on X-rays .
3 If swallowed , it can choke your baby , and it does n't even show up on X-rays .
4 He avoided travelling , and if he had to fly , he went only on charter flights , for fear that on a scheduled airline his name would show up on computers that could be tapped by Iran Air officials .
5 If I really wanted to make it all ‘ organic ’ I 'd take out a section of , like , six guitarists , who could all double up on parts .
6 He chats to people in the field , remembers faces , and will pick up on topics discussed in a previous conversation .
7 No bombs , of course — they could easily check up on bombs — just an alert , so we 'd all be forced to find a shelter . ’
8 RESIDENTS of Rock Ferry can check up on developments in health care at a special awareness day tomorrow .
9 Edouard had never been to north Africa ; he was unprepared for the beauty of Algiers itself , and the magnificence of the surrounding country , with its rugged sunburned hills , its narrow winding roads which would suddenly open up on views of a vivid blue Mediterranean sea .
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