Example sentences of "up [art] [noun pl] ' [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | They also smashed up the peasants ' illicit vodka stills . |
2 | The lacewing 's ears are at the base of each forewing , and cause the wings to fold whenever they pick up the bats ' echolocating sounds . |
3 | The males are also known to ‘ rape ’ other males , cementing up the victims ' genital openings to render them incapable of copulation . |
4 | Knowing that mere seconds might mean the difference between life and death for the hundreds of people trapped by the explosions , IMDEC responded immediately by setting up a citizens ' coordinating committee , drawing on the expertise and resources of 27 social and human rights organisations . |
5 | Now the editors have picked out some plums to make up a poets ' special - from Eliot and Auden , through Allen Ginsberg ( 'I think it was about the same time that I was having these Blake visions ' ) to John Ashbery and the delightful Elizabeth Bishop . |