Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] up [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We do n't want to go up the ass of that flour lorry in front . ’ |
| 2 | The London conference in June 1990 agreed to tighten up the protocol and phase out production and consumption of CFCs by not later than the year 2000 . |
| 3 | Yeah , mm , now do you want to come up the town ? |
| 4 | It was alleged that Moin tried to scuff up the pitch — but England officials said yesterday that they would not study the video . |
| 5 | Sometimes , when she had been to a romantic film , or had been kissed good-night by Pogo , she had sat on the edge of her bed , staring at that dark , handsome , boy 's face and tried to conjure up the memory of his living presence . |
| 6 | Staring at his back , she tried to conjure up the image of him lover-like , tender , and failed . |
| 7 | I referred to Yorkshire six minutes ago — it has taken the hon. Gentleman that long to work up a head of steam . |
| 8 | Just as he had had the nerve to try to pick up the casting director at his first audition , so he had the taste and — in sociological terms — the cheek to seek out the stylish and lovely Nina Bawden , later the novelist . |
| 9 | she did n't , she never bent to pick up a flower |
| 10 | He walked over to the neatly stacked rods and selected one , then bent to pick up a wicker fishing box from a corner of the room . |
| 11 | Judy knew Brown Owl would be very cross if she saw Mandy on the other side of the fence — but she did n't have time to worry very long about that , for in a minute or two a loud , frightened scream shrilled from Mandy , who had stepped forward and bent to pick up the ball resting on the bright-green surface of the ground — and found herself up to her knees in treacherous , clinging slime . |
| 12 | He bent to pick up the curl of hair , which he put carefully in his pocket , next to his heart . |
| 13 | As George bent to pick up the halter of the horse which the boy had been holding , he looked round the yard with interest , noting how his father 's voice , though by no means a shout , had penetrated every corner . |
| 14 | He stood up , stretched and bent to pick up the tray . |
| 15 | He bent to pick up the card he 'd been carrying then scowled at the deserted foyer . |
| 16 | Jackson Chatterton stirred as though he proposed to clean up the mess himself , but I waved him down and kept my eyes on Rickie . |
| 17 | Labour wants to set up a Parliament in Scotland , where public spending is 23 per cent . |
| 18 | In 1983 , CRL helped to set up a test facility at the University of Cali in Colombia . |
| 19 | ‘ I had hoped that I might be able to find you some accommodation around here , but apparently it 's the duty of your local council in London to rehouse you and nobody else wants to pick up the bill . ’ |
| 20 | Bruce Armitage , Grampian Enterprise 's director of training , stressed that the £100,000 grant had been designed to set up a framework in which other agencies could work . |
| 21 | The bus stopped to pick up a passenger off one of the first terraced streets of the town . |
| 22 | Fran turned to leave , then stopped to pick up the photograph of her father . |
| 23 | ‘ Wow , I 'm glad you called , man , ’ said Hopper who thought his friend had telephoned to patch up a quarrel they 'd had before Fonda left for Canada . |
| 24 | ‘ Someone always has to pick up the bill . ’ |
| 25 | What I , I intend to do is to , I think it would be unfortunate if , as the result of a major development which is actually funding this new junction , the County Council then has to pick up the bill for other ameliorating effects a little bit further on the network . |
| 26 | However , she just has to pick up the phone and a friendly voice at The Wool Shop is always there to help . |
| 27 | John Cleese wants to clean up the town — and he 's as good a sheriff as we 've got . |
| 28 | Barney , he had these two sons — tried to set up a song and dance act . |
| 29 | Marcos , it is said , tried to set up a foundation last year to launder - sorry , deposit — the funds to benefit Filipinos , minus a 10 per cent cut for his greedy relatives and 10 per cent for the Vatican . |
| 30 | He tried to set up the League of Princes , an international peace-keeping force aimed primarily against the Turks , and the exhibition shows the route of the journeys he made to other countries to promote the idea . |