Example sentences of "[noun prp] [v-ing] up the [noun] " 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 | She hurried back down the stairs to find Will mopping up the remains of his soup from the stone-flagged kitchen floor . |
| 3 | The line of boys and masters — Hasan and Rafiq bringing up the rear — made its way through pools of water and patches of sodden black earth , across the cinder track leading up towards the Windmill , and to the chestnut-trees , now almost empty of leaves , that shadow the edge of parkside . |
| 4 | Chris Summers tidying up the area around the Second World War gun turret site at Harwich |
| 5 | Now obviously B does follow quite properly from A but let's start off with Mr Williamson picking up the question , Is the policy required and if so does it give everybody sufficient guidance . |
| 6 | Both the Confederation of British Industry/Business Strategies report into consumer confidence and the Trade Indemnity investigation into business failures show Scotland bringing up the rear if , as expected , the economy moves out of recession in 1993 . |
| 7 | Louis , catching Léonie lifting up the mahogany flap in the seat of what looked like one of the pews in church , forbade her future entry . |
| 8 | They moved forward , Joseph Ritter bringing up the rear , Hay and Vass either side of Johnson 's bridle , the great man clearly frightened . |
| 9 | At least a portion of the jewish population was saving its skin by allying with the Party , for in April we discover 400 Jewish delegates in Minsk speeding up the fight against Zionism and proposing the closure of their religious schools in Belorussia , a notion which had become a reality by September according to the central press . |
| 10 | Dracula walking up the brickwork to claim her ? |
| 11 | You ca n't have Romeo swarming up the balcony in doublet , hose and hearing aid . |
| 12 | He was going to put the medals back in his drawer and listen out of the window for Lee going up the field , listen for the sheep . |
| 13 | " Yon " just happened to be three WAAFs toiling up the brae each with a kit bag . |
| 14 | Things had been near perfect at that stage , and they 'd gone for a drink later , with Amanda chatting up the barman who had seemed a nice shy boy , if a bit quiet for the job . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | He watched her walk away without speaking and enter the hall again ; he had expected her to come to the table to supervise Mary packing up the food . |
| 17 | Malcolm Macleod sang a heroic song in Gaelic , with the boatmen and the Reverend Mr McQueen taking up the chorus . |
| 18 | Instead she made him stop in the next street ; she did n't want Uncle Vernon storming up the basement steps and putting his oar in . |
| 19 | I recall one man in the dale saying that he passed Sleetburn going up the fell to shepherd at 10 a.m. one day and heard Sam and Mother playing . |
| 20 | In the Thirlmere area development continues at the newly discovered Smaithwaite Bank Crags with Andrew Slattery and girlfriend ‘ Eddy ’ Davidson putting up The Dambusters , HS , and Independence , MVS . |
| 21 | A Major and a Captain hurriedly came on the scene , Lieutenant Keith bringing up the rear . |
| 22 | They had travelled no more than a few hundred yards — the Kurd leading , Miss Logan bringing up the rear — and were crossing a patch of rough scree , a descent more tiring than dangerous , when Miss Fergusson fell . |
| 23 | West need three points to be sure of promotion , Newcastle keeping up the challenge on Saturday by winning 54–21 at home to Plymouth . |
| 24 | Just as he was returning to his seat , Charles met Malcolm Harris rushing up the aisle . |
| 25 | Andrew Fuller was appointed the first secretary , and Reynold Hogg the treasurer , with Carey , Ryland and Sutcliff making up the rest of the executive committee . |
| 26 | They were followed by another couple , David and Patricia North , with Frank Sinatra bringing up the rear . |
| 27 | The top picture depicted an action ( e.g. , John winding up the toy car ) , and the lower picture depicted a result of the action ( e.g. , the car going ) . |
| 28 | Its choices were good ones , with Alison Johns , Linzi Fletcher , Julie Forbes and Karen Mitchell picking up the team title , together with a good helping of confidence . |
| 29 | ‘ Look , ’ he says , ‘ here are the Waylands coming up the Parkway to call on Charles Aught … |