Example sentences of "[vb base] [pers pn] up on a " in BNC.
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| 1 | 1 small twentieth-century ornamental dinner plate with picture of Scarborough Beach ( this is optional , actually , but I always find it adds spice to a tour of a house if , when interest is flagging , you quietly get it out and prop it up on a table and then say innocently to an attendant : ‘ What 's the story behind that plate ? ’ and then wait to see what sort of explanation is invented by someone who has never seen it in his or her life before ) |
| 2 | We do n't just brand the cheapest tubes available , bubble pack them in pairs and hang them up on a dealer 's wall . |
| 3 | Knot the corners of the cloth , hang it up on a hook with the basin underneath to catch the whey . |
| 4 | I then produce a 5 by 4 or a 10 by 8 colour transparency and set it up on a light table . |
| 5 | One brave man grabbed a Lewis gun and , to save time , set it up on a rubbish bin rather than the tripod and fired away . |
| 6 | I will give him sharp orders , he thought , and bring him up on a short rein ; and I will see him come to terms , and kiss the hand that curbs him . |
| 7 | Let the samples dry thoroughly , then tack them up on a wall and note the differences . |
| 8 | Suppose I bring it up on a tray in about half an hour . |
| 9 | This time of night , the reservations are pretty well settled ; all I have to do is pick out a room in one of the quieter areas and then take them up on a passkey . |