Example sentences of "[vb -s] up [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 7. aria lived just up Eastern Avenue — let's face it , half the world lives up Eastern Avenue — in Redbridge , in one of those huge roadside vicarage-like houses which has had to be turned into a rest home for the elderly because no one else could afford to pay the rates . |
| 2 | Mike Shell and Tony Sawbridge found Kathleen Turner ( HVS ) on the Outer St James Stone , and in Short Story Zawn , In One Bound E2 5c , starts up Big Shiner then traverses right onto the face left of Tall Story . |
| 3 | Caldicot tees up municipal crown |
| 4 | Caldicot tees up municipal crown |
| 5 | Raider holds up sub-post office |
| 6 | This is because slight frosting on the eyes covers up careless blending and matt lipsticks have often been too dry-looking . |
| 7 | The degree to which such fear exists can be judged by the ease with which the gutter press froths up public agitation over stories concerning discharged former offenders . |
| 8 | It removes the need for G-cramps and battens for many tasks , and speeds up repetitive jobs . |
| 9 | In addition , our data clearly suggest that — similar to duodenal ulcers — eradication of H pylori infection speeds up gastric ulcer healing , with a six week healing rate of about 85% as opposed to 60% in gastric ulcer patients with persistent H pylori colonisation . |
| 10 | At Skouriotissa a bulldozer scoops up ancient slag and dumps it on a new road . |
| 11 | It also uses up scarce resources ; most plastic is made from oil and does not biodegrade . |
| 12 | On the ‘ real resource ’ view a public sector project uses up real resources now and hence the opportunity cost is incurred now in the form of reduced private sector consumption ; in the future , debt interest payments must be paid and the bonds redeemed if they are not perpetual ones . |
| 13 | Recent studies by the authority have shown that partially treated sewage going into the River Severn from the plant uses up valuable oxygen and is partly to blame for the death of some fish . |
| 14 | Oxidation of organic waste also uses up large quantities of oxygen ( e.g. oxidation of hydrogen sulphide ) . |
| 15 | ‘ The main reason we go for the leasing option is because it frees up working capital , ’ says John Preen , treasury manager . |
| 16 | Using offshore trusts like this is entirely legal , it also frees up extra money , and that may be needed in future . |
| 17 | Sho redds up reffled hopes an steers |
| 18 | On the road I had taken when coming to Dalkania there were several long stiff climbs up treeless hills , and when I mentioned the discomforts of this road to the villagers they had suggested that I should go back via Haira Khan . |
| 19 | The snag is getting there : public transport often links up white suburbs with the city centre , but not with poor black segments in between . |
| 20 | A comparison with wet nursing shows up certain similarities , not least because it highlights the way in which fashion , prejudice , and moral attitudes dictate what are the perceived duties of motherhood . |
| 21 | ICL SHOWS UP CONTINENTAL SIBLINGS WITH £39m FOR 1991 ; LIKE-FOR-LIKE SALES UP 2% |
| 22 | So in Scout 's case , her innocence leads her through her childhood and because she is too young to understand fully the barrier between the different races she lives among , she is saved from the emotional torments other people suffer , but in Perk 's case her innocence leads her straight into a very touchy emotional situation and ends up suffering death , too young to understand why . |
| 23 | An outstanding example of this type of narrative is Vargas Llosa 's Conversation in the Cathedral , which pivots around a four-hour conversation between two characters , the whole novel being made up of dialogue and narrative units generated in waves by the central conversation , as the two men 's review of their past lives sparks off inner thoughts and recollections and conjures up other conversations and dramatized episodes . |
| 24 | It was the sound of mud and moisture , the kind of sound which conjures up bare seashores with the tide far out and clear skies overhead . |
| 25 | It conjures up vague images of past imperialistic glories which are hardly relevant . |
| 26 | IN STITCHES A make-up girl conjures up false skin while above , the blood on the hunt saboteur in one episode is made from a food colouring mix |
| 27 | Acorn Cascade texturing roller creates bright splashback for basin , and border around window and skirting ( left & above ) ; Seashore ( right ) conjures up rippling water beach images . |
| 28 | But the bread oven conjures up delicious smells of baking and a homely warmth , missing in most modern homes . |
| 29 | He conjures up compelling atmospheres and situations , but they leave us suspended , like his central image , because the controlling idea feels incomplete . |
| 30 | The prospect conjures up magic memories of the vintage clashes featuring Jimmy Greaves and George Best , but £2 million Anderton is still battling to shake off a stomach strain . |