Example sentences of "[vb base] up [art] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We do n't say we writhe the Munros because we do n't slither up them on our bellies , nor would we invite friends to hop , swim , float or jitterbug up a Munro on a Saturday . |
| 2 | send up the survey to old Hughey , he , he 'll give you a few . |
| 3 | ‘ Most include plant extracts which have a stimulating effect on the circulation so they top up the benefits of a massage and boost your blood flow for a little longer . |
| 4 | Top up the level in the bucket to five gallons with cold water . |
| 5 | He continues pouring from one container to another , and after lots of experience and conversation with the adults around him can begin to estimate how much he is going to need to fill the guinea pig 's water bowl or top up the vase of flowers . |
| 6 | If you want to maintain a minimum temperature above 10°C , it may be economical to use a cheaper form of fuel to provide the bulk of the heat and top up the supply with electric heaters in very cold weather . |
| 7 | From here you depart at 5.30pm and head up the Moselle for overnight mooring at Aiken a delightful wine village overlooked by the Thurant Castle . |
| 8 | He could go and dig up the roadworks during the night , and get some cement made up in a small container and cement up the holes in manhole covers you used to lift the things up by . |
| 9 | Roux and Co cook up a treat at Food Show . |
| 10 | The study , produced for the Standing Conference on Drug Abuse and Alcohol Concern , indicates SSDs must catch up if they are to assess misusers and stump up the cash for community care . |
| 11 | I build up a painting like that by covering the whole canvas with a kind of stain , then I get a cloth and rub the images out with a rag , block out the areas of light , then I add very thin layers of paint , then I glaze it and then paint into it . |
| 12 | I build up a painting like that by covering the whole canvas with a kind of stain , then I get a cloth and rub the images out with a rag , block out the areas of light , then I add very thin layers of paint , then I glaze it and then paint into it . |
| 13 | Through this progression , we build up a vista in the round , the lone figure of the narrator at its centre ; then , in ( 4 ) and ( 5 ) , the eye focuses on a particular point : the distant river and vanishing tug , whose disappearance from the scene reinforces the narrator 's isolation . |
| 14 | ‘ It can be hard when they die , because you build up a bond with them . |
| 15 | Some build up a sense of foreboding that is either confirmed or denied , some make us laugh all the way through , some seem written only to outrage . |
| 16 | It really is possible to get plenty of riding without your own horse and without pots of money — particularly if you ride well and build up a reputation as a reliable and competent person . |
| 17 | The same thing applies when you build up a story in words . |
| 18 | The age-old method of casting bells was to make a clay mould of the inside shape of the bell , then build up a layer of beeswax round it to the shape and thickness of the finished bell . |
| 19 | Thus there build up a series of steps with sharp , cliff-like fronts ( Plate 10 ) . |
| 20 | But ions can not probe non-conductors because they build up a charge on the surface , which distorts the analysis . |
| 21 | They circle the Earth repetitively and , as the Earth rotates eastwards below their orbital path , their instruments build up a picture of land and sea-surface conditions and the state of the atmosphere . |
| 22 | Science is a collective enterprise ; over time , researchers build up a body of wisdom which tells them which are the important variables to include when modelling a particular process , and which must be controlled . |
| 23 | As you build up a number of scenarios , you can identify the cells that best show the results of your what-if constructions , and have the results of the various scenarios displayed side by side onscreen or printed . |
| 24 | From their experiences children build up a set of explanations and beliefs which enable them to make sense of what happens around them . |
| 25 | Draw a cross-section along the line by noting where the contours cross and gradually build up a profile of the ley on a separate piece of paper . |
| 26 | You 've worked out a program or a system for acute erm stomach pains — are you planning to move onto other areas and gradually build up a catalogue of aches and pains in the body , or what ? |
| 27 | It will coordinate scientific and technical research , prepare advice on the elimination of ozone-destroying substances , and build up a database on the production , consumption , use , export and import of such substances . |
| 28 | Hence some kinds of reading lead to more intellectually-demanding thought , challenging ideas , concepts and structures that build up the skills of critical observation , bodies of knowledge , and , at a further stage , wisdom . |
| 29 | So the way that we process or extr it can not just be we take a we take the information an and build up the letters by extracting the features from it because if you did that then the H and the A would come out the same both times but they do n't . |
| 30 | If we can now persuade more birds to come and perch on top of the first lot we can in principle build up the wire to any thickness we choose . |