Example sentences of "[verb] up the game [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Umpire Frank Lee called him on 11 occasions for throwing in England 's only innings and , after the home side had wrapped up the game early , he was again called , in the exhibition match which followed , by the other umpire , Syd Buller , and was forced to complete his only over underarm . |
| 2 | Wahl Bartmann , Tiaan Strauss , Jannie Breedt and Ian MacDonald of the forwards and centres such as Pieter Muller and Jannie Classen will revel in this approach , as will all of the very physical players who make up the game here . |
| 3 | If mum takes up the game again , then why not her children in future years ? |
| 4 | He became so desperate at one stage that it crossed his mind to give up the game altogether . |
| 5 | The laws speed up the game greatly but clearly much thought has still to be given to implementation . |
| 6 | Jay , left , of Ashwood Drive , Stokesley , took up the game just three years ago after his family moved back to England from New Zealand . |
| 7 | He took up the game about 30 years ago . |
| 8 | It is typical of British tennis that Annabel Croft , who had not played a serious match for five years , should celebrate a light-hearted comeback by beating one of our brightest prospects who has just taken up the game professionally . |