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

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1 In desperation he faked a dive and hauled the SE up on a tight loop .
2 A few months later a shuttle carried Jaq up to a great black ship circling in orbit .
3 It brought a rash of right-wing attacks on mosques in Greater London , it brought a call for the demolition of the estate where Chant had lived , and it brought Dowd up to a certain tower in Highgate , where he was summoned in lieu of his absentee master , Estabrook 's brother , Oscar Godolphin .
4 A verbal message was sent to the farm : the doctor would arrive at 1 p.m. to pick Eric up on a rough track not far from his underground hiding place .
5 On 15 May 1990 a facility letter was issued by the bank to I.B.C. up to a maximum sum of £2m .
6 It kind of builds Gandhi up into a great er figure , as it were , ignoring his feet of clay , erm , which he definitely had .
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