Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] up [to-vb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | And then , from down below , an enraged roaring swelled up to fill the staircase . |
| 2 | The second half was even more of a grab-bag than the first , the suspicion growing in Jude as she watched that the parody and pastiche was a smoke-screen put up to cover the creators ' embarrassment at their own sincerity . |
| 3 | In Gothic cathedrals the light flows up to dominate the downward flow of masonry . |
| 4 | And the very opposite processes obtain : instead of cold rock being forced down , hot rock springs up to fill the void between the two separating plates . |
| 5 | One is to settle for being a minority government , and hope to collect enough support each time a parliamentary vote comes up to win the day and stay in office . |
| 6 | The special EP2 Task Force set up to oversee the huge job combined people from both Sellafield and Risley sites . |
| 7 | Emmanuel Leroy Ladurie , administrator of the Bibliothèque Nationale , has been appointed chairman of an association set up to consider the administrative problems and to determine the aims and contents of the long awaited library , and who the users will be . |
| 8 | ‘ We had outgrown our present building when the opportunity came up to purchase the adjoining freehold . |
| 9 | Erm if a window 's been smashed , then we 'll we 'll get the window boarded up to secure the flat the best possible way . |
| 10 | Imperceptibly the trees must have grown , yet they seemed to Adam no different from when he was a child coming up to fetch the milk and when , on sunless mornings , he had felt a kind of menace from the wood . |
| 11 | This time they killed Charlie 's father , which was a silly mistake because it only made the young fool sign up to fight the lot of them on his own . |
| 12 | A healthy contribution to company profits is coming from Bonded Developments Ltd. , a subsidiary set up to sell the Bonded Machine Worldwide . |
| 13 | The new council set up to reform the judiciary fell under the control of the Supreme Court , which was generally seen as being heavily under the influence of Cristiani 's right-wing ruling National Republic Alliance ( Arena ) . |
| 14 | The ‘ substantial case ’ for compensation was underlined yesterday by the local authority co-ordinating committee set up to represent the interest of councils which lost money . |
| 15 | The players will form part of a six man committee set up to oversee the Subscription Scheme which chairman Wallace Mercer hopes will entice fans to help pay for the renovations . |
| 16 | Lord Justice Higgins was appointed as a county court judge in 1971 and in 1975 he became a member of a special committee set up to review the Emergency Provisions Act . |
| 17 | Sweetheart reached up to touch the ice-cream lady 's arm . |
| 18 | A special steering group set up to examine the idea has chosen Citigen , a joint venture between British Gas and two French energy management companies , from six tenders for the system . |
| 19 | And an action group set up to fight the route looks set to demand a meeting with Mr Hunt 's successor , John Redwood . |
| 20 | Other important measures included ( i ) tax relief for a range of environmental measures ( such as those to combat land degradation ) ; ( ii ) increased tax relief for small businesses and oil exploration ; ( iii ) allocation of additional funds for industrial restructuring ; and ( iv ) increased funds for the Australian Securities Commission , a new body set up to regulate the corporate sector . |
| 21 | The Farm Animal Welfare Council , an independent body set up to advise the Ministry of Agriculture , suggested that 600 square centimetres should be adopted as a minimum allowance in Europe . |
| 22 | ‘ I think the first clue I had that I might still be on the team was when your mum pitched up to inspect the body . ’ |
| 23 | When his son and Devraux arrived at his side , however , he was still squinting through the sights of his raised rifle , watching the herd break up to enter the jungle . |
| 24 | An infra-red light , the height of the bridge , is sent across the road and if it 's breached , a sign flashes up to warn the driver . |
| 25 | If a head popped up to study the terrain , a bullet followed from the other side . |
| 26 | Belinda 's head flew up to meet the blue onslaught of Tom Russell 's frowning gaze . |
| 27 | He went to her and took her arm , coaxing her gently , almost tenderly across , then stood there , one arm holding tightly about her slender waist , the other reaching up to hold the strap . |
| 28 | Across the table sat the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits ( ARATS ) , a Beijing front organisation set up to give the SEF a liaison partner . |
| 29 | Whether this perspective represents wisdom or only a curious anachronism today , it commands the scrutiny of a post-war generation in the West brought up to respect the limits of military power more than its utility . |
| 30 | At the at the Gorbels and after I was married During the war there was a terrific fire and he was burned to death in the lift going up to bring the girls down . |