Example sentences of "[verb] up the [noun] but " in BNC.
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| 1 | We were in no position to ensure any security for Pateman … he had built up the District but had perhaps nearly exhausted his pioneering drive . |
| 2 | During the summer of 1716 , a sensitive time since i August marked the anniversary of King George 's alleged usurpation of the throne , considerable unrest occurred in London where taverns associated with the Whigs were attacked by mobs which would break up the premises but leave enough of the stock undamaged to drink the health of ‘ James III ’ . |
| 3 | The teachers were shouting at each other and scrambling up the shelves but getting nowhere . |
| 4 | He made a move to pick up the bucket but saw Alexandra 's glance in time and withdrew his hand unhappily . |
| 5 | Other ships converged to pick up the passengers but many were lost . |
| 6 | OK , I often employ builders on the basis that they 've got an honest face only to find they 've nicked my buckets , added unnegotiated noughts on to their invoices and buggered up the plumbing but … |
| 7 | And I thought she might have come today cos she said she 'd bring up the money but she has n't , not yet . |
| 8 | Willie climbed up the ladder but the enormous socks kept making him slip . |
| 9 | He has n't given up the practice but he 's , he 's still a partner and he does a large weekend duty for us all |
| 10 | To minimise potential bias , the study investigators set up the ventilators but were not involved in the clinical management of patients . |
| 11 | Shadow Chancellor Gordon Brown stepped up the onslaught but his Commons demand that the Chancellor should be dragged to explain himself before MPs was unsuccessful . |
| 12 | In fact the only drawback about the Cube is that you 're more than likely to find one or two of the Sounds freelancers propping up the bar but , aside from that , there are n't many better ways to spend the approaching cold winter evenings than in the comfort of decent live music and good company . |
| 13 | In fact the only drawback about the Cube is that you 're more than likely to find one or two of the Sounds freelancers propping up the bar but , aside from that , there are n't many better ways to spend the approaching cold winter evenings than in the comfort of decent live music and good company . |
| 14 | I had to race to keep up the momentum but I was forced to rest five minutes in every twenty . |
| 15 | If you are going to use them , light weights are good enough for our purpose ; they tone up the muscles but do not make them bulky . |
| 16 | Just rang up the Dial-a-ticket but there 's no news as to when the tickets for the Oxford match are available . |
| 17 | An activator may be used to speed up the process but certain basic principles should be borne in mind . |
| 18 | They , you know , at the back of us they 've blocked up the fences but I do n't know whether she 's got it right , I do n't know . |
| 19 | Moodie , suffering a bout of flu , kept up the momentum but eased off on the last lap with a minor suspension problem . |
| 20 | It 's OK if you 're playing the same lines over and over again to thicken up the sound but if you 're playing different lines within the song as overdubs I often use different guitars to achieve different effects . ’ |
| 21 | The flames lit up the skyline but there was no sign of Mayne . |
| 22 | There has been strong speculation that Pepsi Cola are putting up the money but David Murray , Rangers ' owner and chairman who bought the club exactly a year ago yesterday , is giving nothing away . |
| 23 | At a Local Government conference , someone at the venue had put up the mikes but had not checked to make sure they were fixed properly , so they were slowly drooping ! |
| 24 | Well , does n't seem as if anyone else has put up the score but it was Tottenham 1 — Leeds 1 . |
| 25 | IT MAY be creeping up the ratings but as far as Britain 's teenagers are concerned , Eldorado is the pits . |
| 26 | There 's playing up the teacher but it 's more trying to get the better of him or her . |
| 27 | They 're chewing up the lawn but Carl there 's nowhere else to put them at the moment . |
| 28 | She come up the weekend but she did n't come over cos I was n't very well , and I 'd of . |
| 29 | ‘ His timing was impeccable , and he ended up the hero but you set your own standards and once they are high you have got to keep up with them . |
| 30 | ‘ The county council has to make up the remainder but it has already limited the amount it intends to spend . ’ |