Example sentences of "after [verb] up [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 If the tile has simply slipped out of place but is undamaged ( that is , it still has its hanging ‘ nibs ’ on the back ) , you should be able to slide it back into place after easing up the surrounding tiles under wood wedges .
2 England conceded two goals in the last quarter of an hour after building up a 3–1 lead .
3 The only disappointment was that after opening up a 50-point lead at the beginning of August , they failed to win any of the next four matches .
4 Britain 's Paul Curran escaped as the race entered Liverpool but after opening up a 10-second gap , he was caught by Illingworth , Australia 's Patrick Jonker and Denmark 's Kim Marcussen as they entered the circuit with 11 miles to go .
5 After he was pulled out of the tour following a four-match ban and then seeing Wakefield 's Michael Jackson make the trip after picking up a similar suspension , Goulding probably feels there 's a vendetta against him .
6 YOUNG riding sensation Adrian Maguire will miss Cheltenham 's prestige Mackeson Gold Cup meeting after picking up a four-day whip ban at Wincanton yesterday .
7 Edinburgh Southern 's Elliot Bunney was less happy with his form in the 60m , finishing fifth and third Briton ( behind Jason John , 6.73sec , and Jason Fergus , 6.79 ) , in 6.83 after picking up a false start .
8 The rock-hard defender had expected to be kicking his heels at the start of next season after picking up a lengthy suspension a month ago .
9 A HOUSING committee chairman said his council was ‘ greedy for awards ’ after picking up a top prize yesterday .
10 A HOTEL owner is celebrating after picking up a top award .
11 The DUP was in better form , after picking up an extra seat on the Waterside with the election of Bill Irwin .
12 Goalkeeper Bolder off his line , punched away only to Andy Melville on the edge of the penalty area ; Melville ran forward after picking up the loose ball , hammered it forward , Martin Foyle getting the last touch of the ball into the corner of the net , and United now seemingly pushing forward towards three points .
13 Things have been quiet … no messages for 24 hours after picking up the 49 that were waiting yesterday .
14 Now they have finally agreed to an Ulster Branch request for an evening fixture and will fly into the province immediately after wrapping up the English part of their trip on the previous Wednesday .
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