Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] up the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Trent sprinted up the dock and spotted the President 's granddaughter . |
| 2 | On arrival , Stirling divided up the area between the two squadrons . |
| 3 | So even if Lisa made up the deliveries , there was no reason why she should make the connection . |
| 4 | Photographs , coloured yarn and a short text made up the rest of the display . |
| 5 | Ben drew up the car and then glanced at Zoe . |
| 6 | Lisa snatched up the phone , annoyed at her own forgetfulness . |
| 7 | Two skimmers to pole and bloodworm tactics made up the bulk of his 4–1–3 winning weight , pipping England international Alan McAtee ( Elton Tackle ) on 3–13–8 . |
| 8 | At first sight everything seemed normal as boats bobbed at anchor in the little harbour , the wind whipped up the sea , and the mainly farming community attended to early calving . |
| 9 | A flight of steps led up the mound to the base of the figure . |
| 10 | Dot spooned up the bottom from where it was cool and milky . |
| 11 | The story goes its designers drew up the plans in millimetres and the maker mistook the measurements for inches . |
| 12 | She wore a pale blue suit , skirt slit up the thigh for combat , and a white blouse . |
| 13 | Markby snatched up the telephone receiver lying on the table in the hall . |
| 14 | HM Inspectorate helped in various ways and Statistics Division of the Scottish Office Education Department drew up the sample of schools at short notice . |
| 15 | Manville played up the empathy he had established . |
| 16 | The south-east 15 knots wind opened up the fleet , but the gusty beat was a great leveller and provided some close finishes in the final four races . |
| 17 | It is also worth noting Braehead Golf Club opened up the summer course especially for Lyles Golf Club ! |
| 18 | Schellenberg turned up the collar of his greatcoat and leaned back in the corner pulling the peak of his cap over his eyes . |
| 19 | At a recent meeting of the party 's Central Committee , President Gorbachev opened up the prospect of a future coalition government when he talked of ‘ equal possibilities for the Communist party and other political and social organisations . ’ |
| 20 | A deal signed with the American biotechnology firm , Genentech , for the mass-production of the protein opened up the prospect of supplying a massive world market for haemophiliacs . |
| 21 | In 1889 the NAS&FU 's instruction to its members not to sign on with any company until all Liverpool shipowners had acceded to its demands stiffened up the resolution of the thirteen principal lines affected . |
| 22 | It was from here that the Stuarts sized up the potential of the area for exploitation . |
| 23 | However , the US administration stepped up the food aid programme in spite of the Lavoro scandal and the suspicions of the Department of Agriculture . |
| 24 | Early the following month a radiant Lucy walked up the aisle on her father 's arm . |
| 25 | Lucy walked up the fight of steps ; the plate glass doors slid open electronically as she crossed the beam . |
| 26 | Rex called up the menu once again . |
| 27 | Nellie pulled up the collar of her coat against the wind . |
| 28 | Lawyer took up the pen first , followed by Old Looking Glass , Old Joseph , Old James and Timothy , until fifty-eight Nez Perce chiefs were recorded . |
| 29 | Er and seek good qualified er Consultants to carry out the work which could be deliberated on by the various Committees of the County Council and the District and that work has been done and I think if I saw anything Chairman from the meeting on the twenty second of December at St Albans , it was that form very first time three political parties took up the policy and they started to address particular issues er er er we believe less measures partaken . |
| 30 | The only disturbance to its surface happened in the nineteenth century when the architect Gilbert Scott took up the edges in order to install a heating system . |