Example sentences of "[vb -s] [verb] up [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But rather than fade quietly from view , Colin Angus has racked up a hit album , ‘ Boss Drum ’ , hit singles and , with ‘ Ebeneezer Goode ’ , orchestrated a good old-fashioned tabloid fuss into the bargain . |
| 2 | The personal tragedy that befalls Gibson 's character in ‘ Forever Young ’ is that he loses his childhood sweetheart in an accident before he has plucked up the courage to propose marriage . |
| 3 | Two special spending programmes , worth ¥23.9 trillion ( $114 billion ) , announced in the past year , have helped ward off full-blown recession , and the government has propped up the stockmarket by shovelling post-office savings money into it . |
| 4 | Lord Reid 's view that the restraint of trade doctrine only applies if the convenantor has given up a freedom which he previously possessed was supported by Lords Morris and Hodson . |
| 5 | Next door has given up a right of way that goes nowhere . |
| 6 | The predator , by the time it has given up the chase , will probably have forgotten the exact location of the nest and will not be able to retrace its steps . |
| 7 | Even Japan has given up the fight in some market areas where they used to be world leaders : And even the new industrial nations , in their turn , will eventually be undercut and have to move on : To what ? |
| 8 | My chief 's brother has given up the obstetrics side of his practice altogether now , and just does the gynaecology . ’ |
| 9 | However I know that one Christian friend has given up the therapy because of the amount of occult literature and New Age material she was receiving through the post . |
| 10 | An executive from an international chemical company has given up the rat race to run a plant nursery . |
| 11 | Gloucestershire skipper Tony Wright has given up the captain 's job … the county are bottom of the championship table … have n't won a game and Wright thinks it 's time to let someone else have a go |
| 12 | Gloucestershire skipper Tony Wright has given up the captain 's job … the county are bottom of the championship table … have n't won a game and Wright thinks it 's time to let someone else have a go |
| 13 | If we examine their structure , we shall perceive the way in which the wishful purpose that is at work has mixed up the material of which they are built , has rearranged it and formed it into a new whole . |
| 14 | The parade converges on Place St Maur des Fosses to hear a few words from the local Euro-MP , because the EC has stumped up a bit of money to make it a European clowns ' convention this year . |
| 15 | ‘ Chalon has picked up a stone . ’ |
| 16 | The wind has picked up a bit , and there is a light snow falling . |
| 17 | This is partly because Labour has picked up a mood of unease about the city among its residents , fearful of Frankfurt taking over its role as Europe 's financial capital , and jealous of Paris 's self-confidence and infrastructure . |
| 18 | Oh no what 's he Gavin Ward has picked up a back pass . |
| 19 | ‘ My fitness has picked up a lot in the last two or three weeks and I 'm kicking a ball and running fine , ’ said Owers . |
| 20 | The company has picked up a string of new applications for the manufacturing , financial and education markets to run under the HP MPE/iX operating system . |
| 21 | We now know for certain that the Theobalds are doubtful , that Percy and Lois Hollis will ‘ do their best ’ , and we have had a late flash that Poppy Winterton thinks she has picked up a mystery virus . |
| 22 | Martin Birchall has picked up the Photographer of the Year award for the second time . |
| 23 | Ingres Corp is claiming a world first for its Ingres/Enhanced Security relational database , which has picked up an Information Technology Security Evaluation Criteria E3/F-B1 security rating . |
| 24 | A P Indy is on the reserve list for the Japan Cup , and is likely to be invited to Tokyo because American candidates Solar Splendour has picked up an injury . |
| 25 | He added : ‘ He vehemently opposes active regional policies , he has wound up a lot of the government 's aid to the North and during his term as Industry Secretary he has done nothing to create new technology and skills or back new firms and enterprise in Hartlepool . ’ |
| 26 | This has speeded up the flow of information on companies to the regions . |
| 27 | The vote on Mr Craxi has speeded up the disintegration of Italy 's scandal-tainted parties . |
| 28 | According to Rothschilds the introduction of non-certification has speeded up the redemption process by eliminating the need to return share certificates . |
| 29 | When you take it out , you will see the ice has pushed up the cap . |
| 30 | The pressure to make cars lighter , and so more fuel-efficient , has pushed up the proportion of plastic in a typical car , from around 2% of the weight in 1960 to 12% today ( see chart 5 on previous page ) . |