Example sentences of "up [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | the Masai officers should be of exceptional physique , preferably unmarried ( though this has disadvantages ) but , if married , then without children ; that their wives shd. be happy in solitary surroundings , and that they ( the men ) should , if possible , be able to pick up Masai and shd. have leanings towards the study of native customs . |
| 2 | ( There are extremely instructive comparisons to be made between the films that make up Manvell 's ‘ Miscellany ’ and the ‘ pantheon ’ of directors listed in the first , 1962 , issue of Movie — the changes are an eloquently stark illustration of the massive reorientation of British film culture . ) |
| 3 | He is there to build up Lennie 's character and to build up their dream . |
| 4 | His brisk examination completed , he strapped up Luce 's injured right ankle and produced two capsules , a bottle of tablets , and a tube of ointment . |
| 5 | After Thebes swallowed up Plataia in 427 she controlled four Boiotarchs and 240 councillors . |
| 6 | ‘ An intensely interesting portion of the 25 shops that make up Wolverton Works is before me as I enter the wheel department , for here I have an opportunity of studying in detail the basis of the running of the modern railway-coach . |
| 7 | Support plans to open up Wilts & Berks Canal ( 14a ) |
| 8 | They put traffic calming down Stretton Avenue , the result of this was that the traffic then moved round to Harvey Goodwin Avenue so j to avoid going over the humps they go up Harvey Goodwin Avenue . |
| 9 | Then Float Up CP emerged out of the debris of Rip Rig , but the moment had passed . |
| 10 | He had suggested she take up Jessica 's constant offer , considered she could do her revision on the beach or wherever , had smiled comfortably at her half-serious suggestion that Jessica might ‘ lead her astray ’ , or at least have a good go at it . |
| 11 | Ashton 's ordinance for setting up Shrewsbury School is often quoted today for its specification that the building should include " a library and a gallery for the said school , furnished with all manner of books , maps , spheres , instruments of astronomy arid all things appertaining to learning . " |
| 12 | I finished my lager and walked outside to wind up Armstrong . |
| 13 | ‘ I just called to return Duncan 's van and pick up Armstrong — my cab . ’ |
| 14 | Then I told Springsteen not to invite any strangers in , or any of his friends for a party , put my flying jacket on and jogged downstairs to wind up Armstrong . |
| 15 | Carrying anything by land was still expensive , even in settled areas , and was even more expensive when there were no roads — Roger Williams travelled only 50 miles from Boston to set up Rhode Island but this was a serious matter when it meant marching through uncut forest . |
| 16 | Perhaps I ring up Irena and say you need more French ? |
| 17 | Grant sat back , decided to use his transceiver and call up Lawton , hungry for the sound of another human voice . |
| 18 | Annie considered that Ann Butler should step in and make up Sarah 's mind for her . |
| 19 | " Ring through to Lambert and tell him to saddle up Bess , " he asked Mrs. Mott . |
| 20 | The first is to take up Howe 's challenge , the other to play in the World Cup with the United States . |
| 21 | Nigel Walker , clocked at 10.35 secs for the 100 metres , ignored fellow Olympic hurdler Colin Jackson 's advice to set up Cardiff 's 39-14 win over Newbridge . |
| 22 | Above all he had conceived a mission to " clean up Cardiff " by " fighting The System " by which the " slimily cunning oddments of humanity " , the boarding house keepers , the cafe owners , the Red Lamp proprietors , even the laundrymen , battened on the sailors and their families The Achilles Heel of " The System " was , he concluded , the Chinese element in the port , especially when Chinese seamen were brought in from outside and used as blacklegs by the employers . |
| 23 | Perhaps England could sign up Bernard Tapie for the games next week . |
| 24 | You ca n't sing anything without him bringing up Chelsea . |
| 25 | while we 're all waiting with a cooked dinner he 's going to have to go up Gerald 's . |
| 26 | Two figures bent and picked up Madra , and half carried , half dragged her away whilst the rest fought a running battle with the maddened grypesh . |
| 27 | But this article was written in a different era : a time before doorstepping and telephoto journalism had really got into its stride ; a more innocent age when the phrase ‘ royal scoop ’ indicated the saccharine nursery revelations of a former nanny , and people who ‘ knew ’ were n't averse to ringing up William Hickey or Dempster . |
| 28 | Running into the glade , she picked up Rosalind 's letter and folded it back into its envelope , which she saw to her dismay had been badly torn by the man 's rough handling of it . |
| 29 | Shut up Marc . |
| 30 | He brought up Jason alone after splitting from the boy 's mother Sue and said I 'm very proud I 'm very pro that sort of thing ohm |