Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] up [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Serve it as a delicious liqueur , or topped up with soda or tonic . |
| 2 | It has a much ‘ saltier ’ taste than rock salt , which is mined or pumped up with water from underground layers of salt caused by pre-historic lakes drying up . |
| 3 | Those taking up job-release allowances must not take a job or set up in business on their own , and their employer must undertake to recruit as soon as possible a registered unemployed worker . |
| 4 | Andrew Ray recalled : ‘ There were various things about Guardsmen that came up in conversation . |
| 5 | The democratic parties that grew up in opposition to the military rule earlier this century kept the tradition of authoritarianism in their internal structure . |
| 6 | There are a large number of symptoms that could be experienced , but these should only be those that cleared up in Stage I. they include migraine , headaches , eczema , nettle-rash ( urticaria ) , rhinitis , asthma , abdominal bloating and discomfort , constipation , diarrhoea , wind , anxiety , irritability , insomnia , and possibly premenstrual tension . |
| 7 | So consequently a lot of stuff that ended up on record was the more soulful , slower stuff , but I have some places where I really get to stretch out on this record . |
| 8 | Other species that ended up in fertiliser bags included false killer whales ( a small whale about 5 metres ( 16 feet ) long and 2 tonnes in weight ) , Risso 's dolphins , and Pacific white-sided dolphins . |
| 9 | These are the keys that set up to success , so , these are the bits that earn you money . |
| 10 | The water is the deepest hue of aquamarine and whipped up into meringue peaks . |
| 11 | He just sat in his chair and gazed up at Granny 's picture in its faded gilt frame . |
| 12 | He turned into a dusty side-street and drew up in front of a five-storey block of flats . |
| 13 | In one movement Rincewind unrolled and bounced up in front of the little man , his hands gripping his shoulders desperately . |
| 14 | The hero must be challenged and tormented , he must be bamboozled and tried up to breaking point before he is permitted to claim the prize , before , in fact , he is able properly to call himself a hero . |
| 15 | Collapsed like a pack of cards one day at work and woke up in hospital . ’ |
| 16 | When MBT80 fell by the wayside , the Military Vehicles and Engineering Establishment at Chobham modified the design and came up with Challenger . |
| 17 | He locked the door , showered and freshened up for supper . |
| 18 | He took a risk with the sex pistols , and landed up in court . |
| 19 | Rachel Sherrington , swimming in the 1979 girls ' backstroke , also won the silver and followed up with bronze in the freestyle . |
| 20 | The forces of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar , the leader of the Hezb-i-Islami fundamentalist group opposed to the interim government of President Burhanuddin Rabbani , launched on Aug. 10 a continuous bombardment of Kabul , the capital , with rockets , shells and cluster bombs , and followed up with ground attacks , supported by tanks , on Aug. 19 . |
| 21 | He kicked off with a very comfortable success in Division One of the Restricted on Jim Papworth 's Melton Park , who made light of his 7lb. penalty in his fourth victory of the season , and followed up in Division Two on Paylins . |
| 22 | Not really hungry , she made a cheese sandwich and curled up in front of the television . |
| 23 | He plunged on the bomber and raked it from tail to nose ; then let his dive carry him under it and pulled up in time to plant a burst in its belly before climbing into a half-roll which brought the next plane almost within range . |
| 24 | She moved on and pulled up in front of him . |
| 25 | It 's alleged that Leyshon and Stokle were lured here and tied up at knife point , before being transported to the hill . |
| 26 | Strictly for those of you who think Bruce Springsteen 's latest kipathon is rock at its best and find Deacon Blue a little too raw , the new Del 's single is produced in AOR hell and tied up in studio rock toss . |
| 27 | There was no bubbling of water from inside , and the culvert seemed to be disused and silted up with debris . |
| 28 | The loyal workers were gobsmacked to find two months later their ex-boss had bought all his ex-machinery at the receivers ' auction for next to nothing and started up in business again under another name in the same premises . |
| 29 | But she laid down the rebec on her knees , and looked up at Bénezet with a fiercely thoughtful face . |
| 30 | He stood in the garden , at the edge of the pool , and looked up at Dad 's window . |