Example sentences of "[vb past] up [adv] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He opened up more the love of God to me and gave me a livelier apprehension of the Mystery of Redemption and how much I am beholden to Jesus Christ ’ . |
| 2 | Despite this electoral success for Labour , the years following the 1966 election showed up starkly the inability of this government to hold together a determined support bloc which could accomplish substantial social and economic changes . |
| 3 | Cable television : do you want your road dug up so the neighbours can watch pornography ? |
| 4 | But the information which was handled in FEMIS made up only the bones of college work and it seems likely that the initial difficulty experienced in FE about translating information into worthwhile knowledge about the improvement in learning would also be experienced at the primary or secondary levels . |
| 5 | Each bale has to be packed in plastic in case of rain and tied up so the runners can take hold of it . |
| 6 | Cadfael took up carefully the edge of the hood , and rounded it out on his fist . |
| 7 | Blue Worcester plates took up nearly the whole of one wall ; others overlapped in a china cupboard . |
| 8 | An hour or so was spent drafting a new outline for this second approach on the mysteries of the Coniunctio and , when she was satisfied that its thread was strong enough to guide her through the maze , she took up again the pursuit of Mercurius through the bridal-chambers of the mind . |
| 9 | Wattling turned uncertainly to the table , took up cautiously the pile of saucers , and started with them waveringly to the sink . |
| 10 | But when he looked up again the mask had hidden any inner reaction , and she realised how skilled he was in covering up his emotions . |
| 11 | ’ When he looked up again the screen was dark . |
| 12 | I had a jumper that my mum knitted that went wrong and ended up twice the size it should have been . |
| 13 | She picked up both the paper and the keys , and this time held her arms out immediately in front of her — where she could keep her eye on both at the same time . |