Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [verb] up [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Flick of a switch opens up Europe |
| 2 | A plan to clean up Florida 's endangered Everglades has been agreed between sugar growers and government officials , following a five-year legal battle . |
| 3 | A PLOT to blow up Britain 's tallest tower was foiled last night when suspicious security guards caught terrorists dumping a van loaded with explosives . |
| 4 | As mayor , he launched a campaign to clean up Athens , and was often to be seen — much to the irritation of the government — riding refuse lorries through the city in the early morning . |
| 5 | FitzAlan and de Villiers were glaring at each other across her , but as she made a move to sit up Isabel saw the scowl fade from Simon 's face and he reached down a hand to steady her . |
| 6 | All right , I knew the cockroach treatment was for the time when I made my centipede on a string crawl up Shirnette 's back . |
| 7 | How I can make a start cleaning up Clapham High Street I would like to know . |
| 8 | Mick Houghton thinks it was a mistake to line up Wells with the band . |
| 9 | A shiver ran up Auguste 's spine . |