Example sentences of "[v-ing] up the [noun] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He should still be inside , keeping up the pressure until he forced the truth out of her . |
| 2 | Below the nesting area the slopes were rich with vegetation , enriched by bird-droppings , and we were climbing up the slope when we became aware that a polar bear with a big cub was ‘ grazing ’ on the slope . |
| 3 | Ironically , the hostel was charging so much in rent that while I did have to stay there , I was better off on the dole with the housing people picking up the bill than in cleaning work and having to pay it myself . |
| 4 | They talked non-stop in an elaborate relay race , one picking up the thread as soon as the other paused for breath . |
| 5 | He has just broken one of his records deliberately and is on his knees picking up the pieces as he talks to himself . |
| 6 | Picking up the axe as though it were no heavier than a bread-knife , Jos indicated the unsplit wood . |
| 7 | The last pitch was a real sting in the tail , but the perplexing moves up a short crack in a wall soon succumbed to brute force and determination and I swung exultantly over a final bulge on the monstrous , weathered holds to sit satiated on the plateau , soaking up the sun until Alec pulled over , grinning with triumph . |
| 8 | The van would arrive every evening to give food to the homeless living on the streets and she was serving up the soup when she saw a man sitting in the doorway . |
| 9 | Often it is another state-owned body which is used to provide the mechanism for making the payment ; this , as we have seen , provides a way of dressing up the deal as being commercially ‘ normal ‘ . |
| 10 | The parent will choose , topping up the value if they wish . |
| 11 | Early fog had cleared and the airport manager and I were standing on the tarmac lining up the motorcade when my car phone rang . |
| 12 | And he was in the jacuzzi with her , turning up the dials until the water bubbled furiously around them . |
| 13 | Er no we had some larger other income erm I 'm turning up the detail as we speak . |
| 14 | The promotion of energy conservation and energy efficiency could play a much bigger part in cleaning up the environment than any other measure the government can take . |
| 15 | JILY JIP TUP A thinking machine that develops a stammer ; the action of pulling up the trousers while running uphill |
| 16 | JIL JIPY TUP Any machine with something incurable about it ; pleasant laughter that is nevertheless unwelcome ; the action of pulling up the trousers while running downhill |
| 17 | ‘ The priest was so preoccupied he did n't see the van and was heading up the ramp when I stopped him . ’ |
| 18 | You see the tractor driving it , there 's the load , this was gathering up the hay as it went along and it tipped it over and we had to make the loads you see . |
| 19 | He summoned his subject kings and princes to his assistance and they marched to join him , eating up the land as they came , for they numbered two hundred thousand men . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Once a repetition has been observed to flow , it can be dammed like a river , building up the pressure until it becomes irresistible and the dam bursts . |
| 22 | Say a prayer and light one of the candles each Sunday in Advent gradually building up the light as Christ 's coming draws nearer . |
| 23 | Also , the turnaround found in bars 13–16 is a little tricky so , if you have any problems , break it down into small parts and practise it slowly , only building up the speed when you 're feeling more comfortable . |
| 24 | ‘ It 's your brother , ’ he said , holding up the phone so she could see that he was pressing the mute button . |
| 25 | ‘ You were holding up the kiosk when I got off the train , were n't you ? ’ |
| 26 | When dogs bark , it is a call for assistance , calling up the pack if you like . |
| 27 | I 'm breaking up the spaghetti cos I hate it in long lengths ! |
| 28 | ‘ I messed around with it and got into this thing of splitting up the amps because I always thought that the guitar was a bit flat in mono . |
| 29 | Eccleshall , from a scenic village north-west of the county town , are more accustomed to propping up the league than heading it . |
| 30 | Each team had its own place at the coal seam and was responsible for hewing coal with a pick or drill , loading it into tubs for transportation out of the mine and propping up the roof as they advanced . |