Example sentences of "[v-ing] up [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a cautious start , Wharton , at 24 , a year younger than the Australian , took his time in the first three minutes before opening up with a series of punches in the next three rounds . |
| 2 | Her world was opening up with a vengeance . |
| 3 | Not only did the train travel fast , it spread fast and soon the world was opening up at a pace not previously imagined . |
| 4 | He says over the last five years it 's got far more popular … it 's a sport which is developing … it 's just opening up as a competitve sport … |
| 5 | In LONDON dealers were gearing up for a rush of prospective buyers . |
| 6 | THE NORTH-EAST is gearing up for a bumper celebration of European arts and entertainment . |
| 7 | BARCLAYS , the biggest plastic card issuer , is gearing up for a blitz on card fraud in the run-up to Christmas . |
| 8 | 1751 " And in regaird Shawfield was in use to ffurnish three setts of News papers for this Country , till of Late that the same was withdrawn , And that at first Erecting of the post office here , Shawfield agreed to Continow the same with us for our Encouragement in keeping up of a post . |
| 9 | 1751 " And in regaird Shawfield was in use to ffurnish three setts of News papers for this Country , till of Late that the same was withdrawn , And that at first Erecting of the post office here , Shawfield agreed to Continow the same with us for our Encouragement in keeping up of a post . |
| 10 | Airacomet 44–22633 flew out of Edwards in the late 1940s , finally ending up on a target range along with some sister ‘ 59s . |
| 11 | Liam Conway , Claire Breslin , Adrian Rouiller and Margaret McConkey , all of AIB Dublin , made a formidable line up behind Martin , finally ending up with a total of 889 in the crucial last game . |
| 12 | I recently bought a Series IIA ex-military Land Rover with the intention of completely rebuilding it over the next few years ending up with a vehicle that will last for years to come . |
| 13 | ‘ Then I 'll get some , ’ she decided on the spot , and embarked on a small spending spree , ending up with a bottle of Becherovka , a bottle of plum brandy called Slivovitz and a presentation box of some sweet wafer biscuits called Oplatky which were traditional to the area . |
| 14 | The problem I get asked about most is ending up with a seam that is not the correct length , or is wavy . |
| 15 | A neat bit of rewriting there ; the real Richard was one of the leaders of the Second Crusade which laid waste to Palestine , before ending up with a score-draw against the Arabs whose land he was invading . |
| 16 | He subjected both to repeated analysis , ending up with a version of Maria Luisa in which she is transformed into a sharp-beaked , staring owl , and of Francisco Lezcano in which he has metamorphosed into a dog . |
| 17 | The point is here that he has mentioned in his press release a number of okay local people , and by doing this in this particular way he has greatly increased the possibility and probability of ending up with a piece in the local newspaper . |
| 18 | He 'd shaken up Evans , first bawling him out then ending up with a show of confidence in him with the Havana . |
| 19 | The best move was a forty yard pass from Macca , touched on by Deane to Wallace , I think ending up with a shot from Rocky . |
| 20 | Under the authorship of one of the Institute 's latest recruits , public transport travel consultant Barry S. Doe MCIT , ‘ Tickets , Trains and Timetables : The Impact of Privatisation on the Rail Network ’ warns that the country is in danger of ending up with an airline style ticketing system in which passengers wishing to travel outwards on one franchisee 's train but return home on another 's may have to pay a supplement up to the value of the full ‘ standard ’ fare . |
| 21 | In any event , Heinz was off work for two months before embarking on a steady descent of menial jobs , ending up as a kitchen cleaner . |
| 22 | Besides , she did n't want to take such a step merely for escape 's sake and perhaps find herself ending up as a prisoner in just another house in just another town . |
| 23 | This ex-dealer was shunted next through various clerical jobs , ending up as a training officer . |
| 24 | OK , so you 'd probably end up getting gunned down by the SAS or something , but that 's got to be a better end for a bunch of real rock terrorists than ending up as a Levi 's advert . |
| 25 | But many still fear and dislike the idea of ending up in a home . |
| 26 | She crashed down the four steps , ending up in a heap on the landing . |
| 27 | Flying through the sea breeze front without realising it is a common cause of inadvertently landing downwind and ending up in a hedge . |
| 28 | Hathor Hamilton of Devon , a 64-year-old member of Moyra Hopley 's class , sustained a broken elbow and lacerations when she was hit by an overtaking car last October and thrown 12 feet , ending up in a hedge . |
| 29 | The only problem was the , term , drug content , a problem Dr Thompson planned to solve personally , by an ingenious change in his ending ; instead of driving up to a plane , he would drive into it , and explode . |
| 30 | Last year , before signing up to an IMF deal , Ethiopia 's government sent a team to visit eight African countries and decide for themselves what works . |