Example sentences of "[vb -s] [prep] [verb] up the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But they do not believe the solution lies in taking up the 15,000 tonne haddock quota available off the west of Scotland . |
| 2 | Daytime activity concentrates on soaking up the sun by the pool and contemplating at leisure which of Ten Bel 's many activities to try next . |
| 3 | Except , more often than not , the Second Mrs Tanqueray reveals herself to be a carbon-copy of the first one in almost every way but one and that 's only until the new Tanqueray brood arrives , whereupon Lothario takes to ringing up the first Mrs T to say ‘ Where did we go wrong ? ’ |
| 4 | At the same time you bleep the missing swimming pool attendant who responds by picking up the nearest intercom substation handset allowing you to issue instructions directly , all within a matter of seconds rather than minutes . |
| 5 | But in the Wessex resort of Weston-super-Mare , where two million visitors take their holiday each year , blue flags are replacing the black marks as the water company sets about cleaning up the beaches , with help from C&P . |
| 6 | Comrade Springer tries to liven up the party |
| 7 | On our descent we began by setting up our own abseils but quickly accepted an offer from the Germans to share abseils , taking turns at setting up the anchor points . |
| 8 | ‘ They 'll give us the extra numbers we 'll need , when it comes to roundin' up the rest of these Triad Jesus freaks . |
| 9 | But like her own mother and her grandmother before her , when it comes to stocking up the food cupboard for her baby Lisa relies on a name she can trust . |
| 10 | When it comes to cleaning up the environment , it is said that ‘ the polluter pays ’ … but who is the polluter ? |