Example sentences of "[vb infin] up the [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Subtle shades of beige from the Crown Expressions range have been ragged to cleverly break up the colour which is picked up in the marble fireplace , pale loose cotton covers and unbleached cotton curtains . |
| 2 | ‘ They say he would beat up the devil himself for a shilling , ’ replied Barney . |
| 3 | As with redundancy , do not bring up the subject yourself but if it is discussed do not lie . |
| 4 | anybody can camouflage and bring up the colouring you know . |
| 5 | Right , I hope , we wo n't be to long now , perhaps if we could just bring up the item you wanted to mention . |
| 6 | I waited outside , rubbing my shin and inspecting the damage to my Docs ; luckily the scuff on the right toe did n't show up the way it would have with polished boots . |
| 7 | ‘ Oh , I 'll look up the books he 's written at the college library and take a couple out , ’ said Loretta airily . |
| 8 | So whoever is responsible for the leak can clean up the mess it 's made . |
| 9 | She could hardly follow up the exchange they had just had with a question about his relationship with Puddephat . |
| 10 | A brisk walk will help use up the adrenaline which creates the physical manifestations of nervousness . |
| 11 | In the autumn they established a Women 's International League based on a joint platform of women 's rights and pacifism : ‘ only free women can build up the peace which is to be . ’ |
| 12 | We have seen how millions of fossils may make up the rocks themselves , crammed together layer after layer to form formations thousands of feet thick . |
| 13 | These foods will make up the calories they are losing when cutting down on their saturated fat intake . |
| 14 | Or perhaps it was a booby-trapped cake and the whole thing would blow up the moment it was cut , taking Bruce Bogtrotter with it . |
| 15 | If you are holding it too tightly it will draw up the knitting which will become very tight and solid . |
| 16 | ‘ One day the sun will burn up the earth it is now nourishing , ’ she thought . |
| 17 | After all , an editor can always write up the copy himself but he can not so easily produce a photograph . |
| 18 | Mr before you that one was a question that but could you pick up the questions which Mr raised . |
| 19 | ‘ Still , ’ said Sam , ‘ they let the dossers pick up the ones they throw out . ’ |
| 20 | She saw him pick up the sweater her parents had bought her for her birthday , then carelessly throw it to one side . |
| 21 | If I could just pick up the point you made Councillor , I think that at the A C C discussions , there was a great deal of cognition and understanding of the need to consult with staff side , in the run up to the beginning of formal consultations . |
| 22 | ‘ We did not pick up the fact he had died . |
| 23 | Now orders came from the , and also we had orders for th , e the falling target in the you know , of a , a rifle range where you had to er put up the frames you know with a target on it and er we made a lot of these during the First World War . |
| 24 | The Smaller Firms Council of the Confederation of British Industry is to press the Government to introduce changes in court procedures which would speed up the time it takes to pay bad debts . |
| 25 | Did he smash up the statue himself ? |