Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] up [noun] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This causes massive expansion of air , and demonic winds churn up dust so that one seems to be walking on the bed of a murky sea . |
| 2 | New powers to lock up children overnight may reflect the concern of Home Office ministers about crimes committed by some young people in care when they persistently abscond from children 's homes . |
| 3 | As far a treating their own fans goes , well Elland Road is n't exactly the Ritz , but I 've never had problems picking up tickets etc either . |
| 4 | It is also evident from Table 12 that all smaller size categories of farms in Powys decreased in number ( from 1970–1980 ) while the largest farms expanded , presumably by the larger farmers buying up land previously held as small , individual farms . |
| 5 | Flynn and his pals clean up Dodge only to feel suffocated by a town so decent it ai n't fit for a man to live in and head off in a joke finish for the still-wild Virginia City , which Flynn cleaned up in an unconnected follow-up . |
| 6 | When the magistrate and his party from Burford reached the encampment , the militiamen took up positions virtually surrounding the celebrating gipsies . |
| 7 | The proposal had implications for personnel ; there would be a Grade 1 staff members heading up personnel rather than SMT member . |
| 8 | He is still talking in terms of a new career , rather than retiring , and this is not surprising in view of the work ethic , which tells us that the only ‘ proper ’ way for a man to spend his time is in productive employment and makes it very difficult for men to take up interests purely for the enjoyment . |
| 9 | In less sophisticated times , people searching for minerals picked up clues simply by walking over the ground and examining it visually . |
| 10 | WITH so many western companies , consultants , bankers , venture capitalists and others setting up offices there , Budapest 's telephone directory can not keep up . |