Example sentences of "[verb] up [art] [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | McClure was in his usual brilliant form opening up a 7-1 lead after five ends and then extending that to 14-3 at the halfway stage . |
| 2 | ‘ Three bottles thrown out to sea and they just happen to meet up a thousand miles away . |
| 3 | Meanwhile , in the Doubles final Ian McClure was heading for his second Irish title when he built up a 19-6 lead after 13 ends over James Talbot and Michael Nutt of Old Bleach . |
| 4 | The Geordies were seemingly cruising as they built up a 3-0 half-time lead . |
| 5 | Tom Cox and Lee Grant also scored as Colts built up a 6–0 lead . |
| 6 | He 's already picked up a thousand pounds tomorrow he 'll receive a copy of his short story — The Green Moustache , which er got him into the final along with the other eleven winning stories which are being published in an anthology , which is hot off the presses from the publishers Collins . |
| 7 | MELROSE , this season 's Scottish champions , added the Border League trophy to their collection last night by picking up the two points they needed under the floodlights at Mansfield Park . |
| 8 | He skimmed the accompanying text , which added little to what Francesca had already told him , filling up the two columns with a recital of Tristram 's career beginning with his legendary recording of ‘ Panis Angelicus ’ as a thirteen-year-old treble at St Joe 's . |
| 9 | His intention was to pick up the 18,000 troops assembled in the area behind Quiberon known as the Morbihan and transport them to Scotland , as the first stage of the great invasion plan . |
| 10 | It was good fortune for BR to be able to pick up the 1938 survivors — only retained into the 1980s to bail out the Northern Line from a vast increase in traffic . |
| 11 | For the third time this season Cheadle were put on the rack but they mustered their strength in the final quarter to open up a 14–10 lead . |
| 12 | For Rangers the chance to open up a four point gap on Celtic before the end of October . |
| 13 | Two minutes into the second half Elwood 's drop goal reinforced Ireland 's victory push and within minutes the same player was on target with a penalty to open up a six point gap . |
| 14 | Far more controversial is the CHA proposal to open up the 1984 Canada Health Act . |
| 15 | Just cover up the hundred ohms , let's take it out of the circuit . |
| 16 | I want to set up a four foot tank for Dwarf Cichlids . |
| 17 | I want to set up a four foot tank for Dwarf Cichlids . |
| 18 | I am going to set up a two foot tank . |
| 19 | I am going to set up a two foot tank . |
| 20 | ‘ To set up a million dominoes you need a huge hall that has to be totally isolated for more than six weeks , ’ says Peter Matthews . |
| 21 | Meanwhile Social Services plan to set up a 24 hour helpline . |
| 22 | The WWF and the University of Joensuu wants to set up a dozen seal reservations in the area , organising volunteers to hand-feed seals with protein-rich food to ensure that they reach breeding age . |
| 23 | To invoke these programs , it is necessary to set up the DCL verbs as follows : |
| 24 | To invoke these programs , it is necessary to set up the DCL verbs as described in Appendix F. |
| 25 | I had even made up a 19 foot rod with an astronomical test curve and weighing a ton but it made no difference ! |
| 26 | Then there 's er the door the door at forty feet and there 's er a gunmetal ladder going up the forty feet you 've got to climb up to get into the door . |
| 27 | The Scots , equally determined to finish their programme in style and leave their Auld Enemy with the embarrassment of bottom spot in the table , opened up a 29-17 lead after five ends and by the halfway mark were still in front although their advantage had been trimmed to 53-50 . |
| 28 | When Wattana effortlessly opened up a 2-0 advantage , Parrott looked in trouble again . |
| 29 | In glorious sunshine the Hillsborough driver took the lead on stage one with his Village Homes Escort Cosworth , and opened up a one minute margin over championship leader Stephen Emerson , before centre differential failure saw his lead almost cut in half . |
| 30 | Duff , who won the title when representing Auchinleck back in 1988 , but now resident in England and representing his new country , looked to be heading for the quarter-finals when he opened up a 6-1 final-set lead over Dennis Catunarich . |