Example sentences of "he [verb] [verb] up [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We have him bang to rights on the kiosk heist and Special Forces caught him redhanded holding up the auction room and trying to make off with a green canvas portmanteau . ’ |
| 2 | In hindsight , it might have been better for him to have taken up the offer . |
| 3 | How many millions similar to him have given up the ghost of ambition or had it driven out of them ? |
| 4 | On Nov. 23 former Vice-President Oginga Odinga announced that he planned to set up a political party , saying that an open political process was necessary to wipe out " political hooliganism and thuggery " . |
| 5 | Prosecution witness Isham Chandra Dutta said he agreed to set up a dummy gems company in Bombay , for a £20,000 fee , which included a mail message centre with false letterheads and invoices . |
| 6 | In sampling and inspecting water quality he is his own agent to decide where and when he goes to pick up a sample . |
| 7 | True to his belief in the efficacy of competition , he avoided building up an extensive chain of outlets , and preferred to thrive by vigorous marketing . |
| 8 | Bigwig he asked to bring up the rear . |
| 9 | His predecessor made two cardinal mistakes , replied Mr Kravchuk : he formed a political alliance with Russia , and he failed to build up an independent army . |
| 10 | Oh we used to have phosphate and sulphur , potash , coal , granite you name it anything , general cargo we 've had , loaded everything , even dead bodies , we sent , there was one young , one young person , he got drowned up the coast there and they and he had to go back to Holland and they brought that from out the warehouse and put it on the stern of our ship , his coffin , they sent that back and they erm export er pigs to Poland , all live pigs , pedigree pigs . |
| 11 | Norman Dale , 50 , was struck down as he tried to pick up a cup of tea . |
| 12 | In her motherly concerned way , she was cosseting him as he tried to pick up the pieces of his life . |
| 13 | He tried to set up the League of Princes , an international peace-keeping force aimed primarily against the Turks , and the exhibition shows the route of the journeys he made to other countries to promote the idea . |
| 14 | Amanullah had been influenced by what he saw as the modernising reforms introduced in Turkey and Iran : he tried to build up a central army , organised a parliament , and decreed that women should wear western dress : the final straw for the tribes came when he made their leaders listen to a five-day speech . |
| 15 | In the 1860s the first policeman ever sent to the fen village of Wicken was killed when he tried to break up a Saturday night brawl . |
| 16 | He tried to cover up the flutter of surprise by leaning forward and telling the driver it was time to return to New Scotland Yard . |
| 17 | In this post he helped to build up the airship service into a major weapon in the war at sea . |
| 18 | As a teenager , he helped set up a cricket club . |
| 19 | He helped set up the Troops Out movement which campaigned for withdrawal of the British army from Northern Ireland . |
| 20 | He has to weigh up the possibility of a conviction for something , as opposed to the accused walking free . |
| 21 | During his search for parts he has built up a colossal spares stock , but as the type has been used by so many air forces around the world and is still in service in places , components are not difficult to obtain — although they can be pricey . |
| 22 | He has built up a strong , ecumenical team of Christians and Hindus which is unusual for a centre of this kind . |
| 23 | He has built up a reputation for naïvely self-important pronouncements on the state of the world and for a determined shunning of personal publicity , but circumstances force him to stand by his words when the Evallonian Royalists seek his support . |
| 24 | He has built up an extensive wine list in close co-operation with Peter Davenport , and is knowledgeable and enthusiastic about it . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | In his 33 games , he has called up a staggering 76 players and used 56 of them . |
| 27 | Henry is trying to trace the two men with whom he has struck up an acquaintance : |
| 28 | He has summed up the issue much better than I could . |
| 29 | He has taken up the challenge to lead . |
| 30 | In fact , Mr Shiratori has been one of Japan 's representative 's on the IASC since 1984 and is well versed in all the issues ; he is also well aware that he has taken up the reins of office at a critical time for the IASC . |