Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] up the [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I remembered Mr Broadhurst-that-was mopping up the Sally Lunns but that was a mere warm-up exercise compared to this . |
| 2 | He had described as " a fraud " the recent attempts under KGB chairman Gen. Vladimir Kryuchkov to clean up the KGB 's public image and stress its role in fighting genuine crime . |
| 3 | NICK FALDO picked up the Ritz Club Golfer of the Year award and the Vardon Trophy , given to the European Tour 's leading money-winner , at the Tour 's annual dinner in London last night . |
| 4 | Her family and former schoolfriends in Crosby set up the Vicki Bayliss Neuroblastoma Research Fund in her memory and tomorrow her mother , Judy , will join the 850 runners who have applied to take part in the 11th Crosby 10 . |
| 5 | Sir John Rimmer digs up the Presley hoard . |
| 6 | It was presented to the Aids organisation by Brian May , a guitarist in the group , and drummer Roger Taylor to set up the Freddie Mercury Memorial Trust . |
| 7 | A League title and European Cup winner with Aston Villa , Swain takes up the Springfield Park post next Monday . |
| 8 | Graham picked up the Makarova and shot the second Arab as he turned his pistol on Laidlaw . |
| 9 | Mark Blunt and David Wilson set up the Chester-le-Street win despite a 5–49 return from Mark Storey . |
| 10 | Fred picked up the Guinness and swallowed half of it . |
| 11 | Since August 12th Mr Hussein has repeated like a gramophone the refrain that he will not budge from Kuwait until Israel gives up the West Bank and Gaza . |
| 12 | In his usual cold manner , Falkenhayn summed up the March results as follows : ‘ owing to the peculiar conformation we could not use these successes to bring our artillery far enough forward , and consequently the preparatory work here had to be continued . ’ |
| 13 | In what might conceivably have been the last chance of a diplomatic settlement , with the encouraging or surreal touches of a personally popular Ho walking up the Champs Elysees to lay a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and standing beside Bidault on the Fourteenth of July , these were the fundamental issues . |
| 14 | The film was a big success , partly because of its openness about sex ( made possible by the appointment of John Trevelyan to head up the BBFC ) , but also because the hero 's class resentment brought to the surface emotions that British cinema normally repressed . |
| 15 | Building on the core collection which once formed part of the outstanding collection of Sir Thomas Lawrence , Parker built up the Ashmolean prints and drawings collection into one of the world 's finest . |
| 16 | The BUF set up the January Club , a social and intellectual front whose members did not have to be Fascist and who were addressed by Joyce in his calmer tones . |
| 17 | Greg Costello set up the Shelbourne victory with a 25th minute goal and further scores from Brian Mooney and Antonio Izzi in the second half closed out Karpaty . |
| 18 | On March 11 , opposition groups led by George Serban drew up the Timisoara Declaration , a document calling for the banning of ex-communists from public office , a purge of the bureaucracy and democratic reforms . |
| 19 | They had rowed about a mile when Talbot called up the Ariadne . |
| 20 | SED sets up the Osler Committee |
| 21 | On the day after Kiffin Rockwell chalked up the Lafayette 's first victory , orders were received transferring the Squadron to the Verdun front . |
| 22 | ‘ Look , ’ he says , ‘ here are the Waylands coming up the Parkway to call on Charles Aught … |
| 23 | Sounds man Dave McCullouch took up The Smiths case . |