Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] up [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | On past trips to Japan and Saudi Arabia Philip Somerville created up to a dozen hats for her . |
| 2 | And being married to David made up for a great many afternoon teas and Women 's Institute meetings . |
| 3 | After dinner that evening , Cocello instructed Randy Mueller to set up a task force team from Detroit to come up with a phase-out plan for vehicle manufacture , and a phase-in plan for supplying the UK market from imports , |
| 4 | It will be up to the SMMB to come up with a scheme that is acceptable to them . ’ |
| 5 | So , if Lenny Kravitz stands up against a wall with Slash , we 're there . |
| 6 | Before leaving the ministry in mid-1861 the sensible Evgraf Kovalevskii came up with a programme for reducing the volatility of the universities which might have been effective if it had been introduced gradually . |
| 7 | At a Labour conference you get Gerry Adams turning up at a fringe meeting , and he the leader of Sinn Fein , which is cousin to the IRA , which in 1984 , in this same town , blew up the Grand Hotel in an attempt to murder the Prime Minister and Cabinet . |
| 8 | Although later works made more use of Englishmen , foreign technicians continued to be needed , and the several groups located in the Weald add up to a directory of the industry in 1524–5 . |
| 9 | They 'll be yours some day unless Mummie hurries up with a little brother . |
| 10 | There was , however , still time for the occasional screen appearance and as she headed towards graduation from High School Kylie popped up in a mini-series , Fame And Misfortune and another show The Zoo Family . |
| 11 | A DOORMAN who struck a woman during a ‘ confused ’ incident at Suzi Cue 's pool club at Bebington finished up with a broken leg , Wirral magistrates were told . |
| 12 | Joss grew up into a very pleasant pig , and some can be very temperamental and even nasty , and he stayed with us whilst Mother was alive . |
| 13 | When Paula was shown into her office Arlene looked up from a sheaf of photographs which were spread on her desk with just a hint of impatience . |
| 14 | Carnforth grew up as a railway town from 1857 . |
| 15 | But today , for some reason , Bella gave up without a fight . |
| 16 | She was just imagining Meredith dressed up as a sailor and herself with her arms round his neck , clinging to him as the wind tried to tear them apart , when a man with a tray hung from his neck asked her to buy bootlaces . |
| 17 | Travis sat up with a shrug . |
| 18 | But then Sunderland came up with a new offer and Liverpool launched a fresh diplomatic offensive . |
| 19 | Goldman came up with a ‘ bull oil-linked transaction ’ — a high-yield security with a redemption price linked to the price of oil . |
| 20 | Cassidy came up with a number of objections to the granting of a faculty . |
| 21 | The endlessly fertile mind of Franco Sbarro came up with a two-seater , V12 mid-engined sports car whose body is mounted on the engine/gearbox unit , central beam chassis and suspension by six hydraulic links . |
| 22 | In the course of his committee cull , Armstrong came up with a phrase which deserves a permanent place in any anthology of Civil Servicese . |
| 23 | Léonie got up after a moment and went out to get the salad . |
| 24 | Also known as Fomorians , hideous demons in Ireland made up of a motley of twisted beast and human flesh , who pre-existed the Great Flood . |
| 25 | And even if Uncle Alan turns up within a month or two , he can hardly complain . |
| 26 | If the plan goes through , the mine would push further west from the workings acquired when Wheal Jane lined up with a second mine , Mount Wellington , a couple of years ago . |
| 27 | Tolby drew up outside a newsagent 's . |
| 28 | Outside its gate a battered estate-car was parked ; Maud drew up at a distance , and together they walked in . |
| 29 | In the end the Chancellor and the Bank of England came up with a 70p a share safety net . |
| 30 | According to one Birmingham newspaper , Reeve came up with a novel way of ensuring he was not forgotten , appearing in a city restaurant wearing his blue England shirt , name across his shoulder-blades . |