Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] up [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Trent sprinted up the dock and spotted the President 's granddaughter .
2 On arrival , Stirling divided up the area between the two squadrons .
3 So even if Lisa made up the deliveries , there was no reason why she should make the connection .
4 Soon after moving in Minton drew up a will in which he left the house to Ricky .
5 After two successful defences at welterweight , Murray moved up a weight division to Super Welterweight and took the vacant title in Switzerland by knocking out another American Eric Melton in just three rounds .
6 After two successful defences at welterweight , Murray moved up a weight division to Super Welterweight and took the vacant title in Switzerland by knocking out another American Eric Melton in just three rounds .
7 Ben drew up the car and then glanced at Zoe .
8 Lisa snatched up the phone , annoyed at her own forgetfulness .
9 Markby snatched up the telephone receiver lying on the table in the hall .
10 At the far end of the century , in June 1596 , Lord Burghley drew up a note of matters to be considered by Queen and Council .
11 Manville played up the empathy he had established .
12 I found nothing else of interest but Bernice turned up a couple of old school exercise books of Billy 's and decided to keep them in remembrance .
13 Schellenberg turned up the collar of his greatcoat and leaned back in the corner pulling the peak of his cap over his eyes .
14 At a recent meeting of the party 's Central Committee , President Gorbachev opened up the prospect of a future coalition government when he talked of ‘ equal possibilities for the Communist party and other political and social organisations . ’
15 It was from here that the Stuarts sized up the potential of the area for exploitation .
16 Early the following month a radiant Lucy walked up the aisle on her father 's arm .
17 Lucy walked up the fight of steps ; the plate glass doors slid open electronically as she crossed the beam .
18 Rex called up the menu once again .
19 Nellie pulled up the collar of her coat against the wind .
20 Edward took up a position at the door-post .
21 The only disturbance to its surface happened in the nineteenth century when the architect Gilbert Scott took up the edges in order to install a heating system .
22 Majella took up the fiddle , I got an accordion and Mary got a banjo .
23 Devon and Cornwall police last Friday took up the case of Pipe 's Her Honour , found to have been doped when flopping at Kempton in January .
24 Lewis was almost treeless from quite early times until Lady Matheson planted up the grounds of Lews Castle in Stornoway in the middle of the last century , largely on soil imported from the mainland as ballast .
25 She did not leave as Corbett took up the pewter spoon and began to eat .
26 Schellenberg put up a hand defensively .
27 MacLane lit up a cigarette and breathed smoke into the funnel of light .
28 The Midlands leader of the pit deputies union NACODS was first to emerge from the review meeting at Edwinstowe Ray Hilton summed up the mood of the mining unions .
29 As soon as she got into the house , Molly ran up the stone stairs to the kitchen tap before she switched on the light .
30 If there are any other suggestions There were none , and it being obvious who would have to head the subscribers , Richard wound up the meeting by reading aloud a letter from Willis , delivered by way of Bluebird , in which , addressing them all as shipmates , he sent them all a squeeze of the hand and God bless .
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