Example sentences of "[verb] up the [noun pl] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | She lined up the sights on her rifle on its empty front foot and fired twice . |
| 2 | Transworld has added up the units on the list for home and export sales . |
| 3 | ‘ Nevertheless , ’ said Jordan Warrender , one of his senior counsellors who had recently been travelling in Europe , ostensibly on holiday , actually on a tricky diplomatic mission , but who had looked up the Parslows on finding them in Venice , ‘ she is most definitely not with them . |
| 4 | Taekwondo practitioners build up the calluses on their knuckles by performing press-ups on them , although there is evidence that prolonged conditioning in this way causes metacarpal damage . |
| 5 | B would fail to comply with this if , when asked for brake fluid , he knowingly passes A the oil , or when asked to tighten up the bolts on the steering column he merely pretends to do so Similarly , A would fail to observe the maxim of Quantity , the injunction to make one 's contribution in the right proportion , if " when B needs three bolts , he purposely passes him only one , or alternatively passes him 300 . |
| 6 | ‘ The UK felt it very important to be a member of LOFT while the ( Sizewell ) inquiry was going on , so they could demonstrate their seriousness in picking up the questions on safety ’ . |
| 7 | We will tighten up the rules on holiday brochures and contracts , and introduce a ‘ cooling-off ’ period into timeshare contracts . |
| 8 | So we have to pick up the pieces on this one . ’ |
| 9 | Once you have a bootable machine run FDISK to set up the partition(s) on your drive . |
| 10 | Caterina and Rosalba , working at Sabina 's side in the cool of the pantry 's shade , were pinching pouches of dough to seal in the stuffing of cream cheese , pepper and chopped basil and lining up the results on a white tea towel powdered with coarse rice flour . |
| 11 | They ca n't even tear up the hotels on this tour because they 're sleeping on the tour bus . |
| 12 | I can remember stuff they thought too petty for Trivial Pursuit and then somedays I have to look up the instructions on my bootlaces . |
| 13 | Please note that : YOUR HOME IS AT RISK IF YOU DO NOT KEEP UP THE REPAYMENTS ON A MORTGAGE OR OTHER LOAN SECURED ON IT . |
| 14 | ‘ What we wanted to tell you , ’ she continued , ‘ was that we'se goin' up the woods on Saturdee and we was wonderin' if you 'd come with us like . ’ |
| 15 | After sewing the neck shape I either overlock the shoulders or pick up the stitches on a darning needle using the same colour yarn . |
| 16 | ( a ) What the Registers contain The three registers that make up the Entries on the Register — the Property Register , the Proprietorship Register and the Charges Register — contain the whole title of the registered proprietor including entries protective of the rights and interests of third parties by registration of notices , cautions , inhibitions and restrictions . |
| 17 | For others , the medium is most certainly not the message , and the curriculum is more narrowly defined as that collection of bodies of knowledge which make up the subjects on the school timetable . |
| 18 | Use this side as a guide to mark up the measurements on the opposite side , before cutting , and then repeat the process for the other two sides . |
| 19 | The Simpsons started life as animated shorts breaking up the sketches on The Tracey Ullman Show . |
| 20 | It is critical at this stage , though , that the head conveys positive messages and takes up the opportunities on offer . |
| 21 | ’ Werewolf nodded towards the restaurant 's kitchens from where Gino had appeared zipping up the flies on a new pair of jeans . |
| 22 | On the adverse side , the field has become too small for comfort , and it is not easy to line up the binoculars on the target . |
| 23 | The soil 's being used to build up the defences on the banks of the River Severn in Gloucestershire . |
| 24 | So he pulled up the brakes on the reindeer |
| 25 | The barmaid rang up the drinks on the till and then pocketed all of the change . |
| 26 | They have tightened up the rules on availabilty for work and only pay out to those genuinely entitled to the money . |
| 27 | They have tightened up the rules on availabilty for work and only pay out to those genuinely entitled to the money . |
| 28 | She had a computer actually on the it was on the side of a surveying instrument , so she was probably working out how far down she 'd actually dug by looking through the sights and reading the numbers and then she was entering up the numbers on the computer . |
| 29 | Living through the post-Darwinian debates , he invariably took up the cudgels on behalf of scientific rationalism . |
| 30 | Not long after Mrs Bloomer 's crusade , the women favoured by pre-Raphaelite painters also took up the cudgels on behalf of dress reformers and wore loose-fitting dresses with low-set sleeves and dropped shoulder lines for maximum movement and comfort . |