Example sentences of "[noun] is [verb] up the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The wind is coming up the valley — quite slowly , like an army that will win . |
| 2 | It is currently 35 degrees Fahrenheit out and the wind is blowing up the canyon at 87 mph hour which gives us a wind chill factor of — just a moment while I look at the chart — says ‘ Should not be skiing ’ which is good because we are n't . |
| 3 | Another good way of obtaining animals from a pond is to scoop up the surface layers of soft mud from the bottom-use the net ( carefully ! ) , a small shovel or a large spoon . |
| 4 | The purpose of critical appraisal is to show up the effects of a proposal before time and effort are invested in putting an idea into action . |
| 5 | The intention is to speed up the taking of kick-offs and to stop the time wasting practice of kicking the ball dead instead of keeping it in play from the kick-off . |
| 6 | The JD Tele is jangly and promisingly loud ; the Signature model sounds subdued to the point of inertia , almost as if the basswood is sucking up the sound — not a good start . |
| 7 | NEC IS starting up the world 's first production line for 16 megabit chips in its Sagamihara factory , reports Ken Takahashi of Newsbytes . |
| 8 | Milton Keynes is picking up the pieces and pleased that at least no one lost a life . |
| 9 | The check is forced down by the underside of the wrestplank as the action is pushed up the ramps , thus flexing the spring . |
| 10 | Every time the monitor is powered up the de-gaussing circuit fires up and destroys and/or corrupts all your lovely data that 's being stored right next to the great big degaussing coil surrounding the screen . |
| 11 | INDUSTRIAL wrangling over a new type of small floppy disc for storing data is holding up the development of useful portable computers . |
| 12 | Another effect of the flare is to wind up the blade speed which helps to give a greater safety margin . |
| 13 | Carmen Callil is to take up the new role of Publisher at Large of the Random House Group , continuing to work in particular with Chatto & Windus in London and Random House Australia , and she will assume the additional role of Editor at Large for the Knopf Publishing Group in the US ( Vintage , Pantheon and Alfred A Knopf ) . |
| 14 | The Rogich plan is to sharpen up the focus , as well as the pace . |
| 15 | A dispute with Telecom engineers is holding up the company 's first link in London , and Mercury 's first inter-city line — which should have been operating by now — will not open until next year . |
| 16 | ‘ My job is to back up the man with the ball and I always try to do that to the best of my ability . |
| 17 | PAUL McGRATH is lining up the ultimate act of revenge against former boss Alex Ferguson — by snatching the title away from the Manchester United manager . |
| 18 | Is not the truth that practically everyone was told , ’ Do n't worry — social security is picking up the bill . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ Their central aim is to split up the railway pension fund under the cover of privatisation and take half of it — more than £4 billion — straight into the Treasury . ’ |
| 20 | The campaign is up and running-the aim is to link up the campaigns already flourishing in different districts . |
| 21 | The announcement was made at the opening of the ‘ Spassenje ’ ( Rescue ) charity appeal , whose aim is to make up the shortfall of $15 million dollars still needed to complete the gallery 's reconstruction . |
| 22 | When reclaiming such land , it may be necessary to provide the first pioneer crops with a direct injection of nutrients through chemical fertilizers but it should always be remembered that the aim is to build up the life in the soil so that it can provide its own fertility within the land potential . |
| 23 | The group is taking up the case of Christine Byers from Airdrie whose husband died only weeks before the July cut-off date . |
| 24 | Cable & Wireless Plc has cut its stake in Digital Telecommunications Philippines Inc to 25% from 40% because of problems at another local affiliate : the company recently won a contract to operate a state-run telephone system in Luzon island ; an unidentified foreign group is to take up the stake . |
| 25 | Water is sucked up the suction tube ( 1 ) into the pump ( 2 ) . |
| 26 | And if a strange person is walking up the driveway with intention of breaking in at least somebody may notice it . |
| 27 | Northgate South ward councillor Dot Long , who took the case up with Labour colleague Eleanor Young , said : ‘ The illegal parking is breaking up the paving stones and it 's generally a nuisance for nearby residents . |
| 28 | The whole trust of the reforms is to break up the N H S piece by piece . |
| 29 | As suggested elsewhere , one of the problems with selection is giving up the attractive paths that are not being chosen . |
| 30 | The declared aim of such finance pirates is to break up the giants , and sell them off bit by bit . |