Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pers pn] up [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just my personal assistant bringing me up to date on some business matters , ’ he added dismissively as he walked over to the other side of the bed , picking up his slim gold watch from a small table . |
| 2 | Hence philosophical analysis can and must proceed by erm philosophical thinking must proceed by analysis , by breaking down complex wholes into their simple parts and building them up by construction out of these simple parts , a conviction to which Russell remained true for the rest of his life . |
| 3 | Our prime purpose is to glorify God in reaching men and women for Christ , building them up in Christ , and sending them out for Christ . |
| 4 | But , George is off Monday and Tuesday but so if you were getting them , sitting here and bringing them up on Thursday John can come here and get his tea here and then take them home . |
| 5 | I just want to say a big THANK YOU to the organisers and correspondents for keeping me up to date with the progress of THE WHITES this season . |
| 6 | Nonesuch reverts to its old function , keeping the University as a whole together , telling graduates what is going on in their old alma mater , and keeping them up to date with what their contemporaries are doing . |
| 7 | General practitioners have also found intensive courses in diabetes helpful in keeping them up to date and improving their clinical skills . |
| 8 | Yes , I believe that 's about getting pe , getting the lists of order , keeping them up to date erm . |
| 9 | Certainly , the best hope for more political freedom in some countries lies in opening them up through trade ; that is why America would be unwise to refuse China favourable trading terms ( see page 54 ) . |
| 10 | keeping you up to date with what 's happening at home and around the world . |
| 11 | Has n't Mrs Abberley been keeping you up to date ? ’ |
| 12 | I just worry , as usual , that I shall be mopping you up for months to come . ’ |
| 13 | She was shaking again , the image of the cat 's disembowelled corpse twisting her up with revulsion . |
| 14 | Alain was getting quite hot under the collar and Dieter seemed to be winding him up on purpose . ’ |
| 15 | so that the client can see that you 're keeping it up to date . |
| 16 | Whether you I mean a the problem with that is keeping it up to date on |
| 17 | The reason for storing data and keeping it up to date is to provide information to managers for decisions . |
| 18 | I have great difficulty in picking them up with binoculars , but with × 7 I find that the best method is to start at the Delta-Epsilon pair and then proceed to Lambda ( 3.8 ) ; M12 forms a triangle with Lambda and Epsilon . |
| 19 | Always out for a laugh , I mentioned that his volumes of ‘ free verse ’ were costing me up to $2. per copy , and he promised to send me his next book . |
| 20 | Once he hummed a snatch of song , which was something about hunting Humans for the Fidchell and about turning them on spits and serving them up as Manpie . |
| 21 | If the bride or groom or their families or ancestors are famous , it might be worth your while looking them up in Who 's Who , and similar reference works , of which there are many editions covering authors , scientists , theatrical personages , and royalty . |
| 22 | In fact , Johnny 's not picking me up from school again tonight . |
| 23 | No he 's picking you up at night |
| 24 | I 'm picking him up after lunch . ’ |
| 25 | After the scourging the soldiers mocked Jesus by dressing him up in purple , the royal colour , and giving him a crown of thorns and a reed for a sceptre . |
| 26 | She has created pop 's answer to Barbarella , dressing her up in clothes fit for a material girl . |
| 27 | She sat up in a kind of horror , her feelings filling her up with shame . |
| 28 | I am living it up with Survage at the Coq d'Or . |
| 29 | But Chapman accepted that the short , stocky James was one of football 's great characters , an outstanding individualist who liked to do things his own way , like living it up at West End night clubs until the early hours . |
| 30 | Turn on the radio and on every station The Eagles are ‘ Living it up at de Hotel California ’ . |