Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] up [prep] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 TRAINER John Gosden made up for Brier Creek 's narrow Ebor defeat when Badawi took the Andy Capp Handicap at York yesterday , writes Carles Fawcus .
2 When a Masai owned up to cattle raiding and invited punishment he did so in a spirit , not of insolent defiance , but of self-respect .
3 LEFT Images of Uranus built up from information sent back in 1986 by Voyager 2 ; the image on the right is in false colour and extreme contrast enhancement to show details of Uranus 's polar regions .
4 Whitlock caught up with Mobuto but remained discreetly in the background while he finished talking to the Chief of Protocol .
5 Dido choked up with sobs , for her Sicheus
6 The curtain had to be delayed while Meredith made up as Mr Darling .
7 Nothing changes , I 'm sitting in the stalls of the London Palladium gazing up at Tom Jones ' loud American-checked crutch .
8 International : KGB signs up for Hollywood After the success of JFK , Russian spies start to trade in undercover past for over-the-counter assets
9 Nevil caught up with Maggie as she was leaving Templeton 's .
10 Andy looks up at John .
11 Steven looks up from call to opposite number in Coventry .
12 that 's why Richard phoned up before Christmas said do I want to go round to his place
13 Markby drew up before Rose Cottage and switched off his engine .
14 Biddy came up with Uncle Knacker .
15 Doctor McRae bounces up like Tigger , smiling fit to bust .
16 They could have done it last Friday put up with mind
17 Hounslow came up with £100,000 after being given a limit of £10,000 .
18 It was necessary if I was to prevent Dana rushing up to London and ruining any chance of a reconciliation between Berenice and Garry , to say nothing of the risk to the baby .
19 Gazza teams up with England today , and his growing authority and maturity on the pitch is a huge bonus for manager Graham Taylor .
20 Tommy Wright fetched up at Oldham for £80,000 .
21 During their six month tour of duty in Bosnia the Cheshires faced up to death and mass devastation on a daily basis .
22 There was some nuance of intimacy in her tone that made Richard look up in surprise and then look at Frank .
23 The Rolls drawn up in front of Prince 's Lodge was evidence that they had arrived .
24 Rebecca cuddled up to Mum after lunch .
25 Hugh Griffiths , an outsize and very grand Welsh actor with eyebrows like handlebar grips , was there in full bucolic magnificence : there was a Welsh harpist who pretended to be a ghost , Rachel Roberts teamed up with Sybil as ‘ Lady Something or other ’ and they gossiped , knitted the acting village together , went on stage wearing wristwatches and nail varnish .
26 Scholfield teamed up with Georgie 's Caper for the first time to win the Restricted ( Div 2 ) and then took the Open unchallenged on Confused Express .
27 BARR TEAMS UP WITH DURIE
28 Not quite knowing what to expect other than that she wanted a new job , Jean turned up for work promptly on a cold , wet , Monday morning but found no one to let her in .
29 Britta glanced up at Lacuna .
30 At this Medusa walked up to Elizabeth .
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