Example sentences of "we [verb] up the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If we pick up the results , other teams wo n't matter , ’ he said . |
| 2 | Because we add up the probabilities , to find out the chances of getting that or that . |
| 3 | If we add up the masses of all the stars that we can see in our galaxy and other galaxies , the total is less than one hundredth of the amount required to halt the expansion of the universe , even for the lowest estimate of the rate of expansion . |
| 4 | We hauled up the pots , removed the lobsters and crabs and dropped the pots back in the sea . |
| 5 | Is it the magic word ‘ organic ’ which appears alongside the higher price tag that triggers this Pavlovian response , or do we weigh up the pros and cons of organic versus inorganic produce before we buy ? |
| 6 | As we climbed up the crags of Petra , black goats eyed us warily from black holes . |
| 7 | We tie up the boats and wade up the creek towards it , enveloped in a wind of fine mist . |
| 8 | We followed up the representations that were made by the hon. Lady and by others on that point , and the regional offices of the Department of Employment have been in negotiation with TECs to try to establish the extent to which they need additional resources to meet the YT guarantee . |
| 9 | We weigh up the risks and possible repercussions of each and every situation . |
| 10 | Us kids were highly amused at all this , but I was distracted from the fun by Frankie who suggested that we gather up the bottles and hide them in the washhouse before they all got broken . |
| 11 | As we marched along the docks we gathered up the men until we were some two or three thousand strong . |
| 12 | We went , we went up the mountains er a fabulous hotel |
| 13 | " Ought n't we to ring up the police — about the burglary ? " |
| 14 | Then we tighten up the experiments . ’ |
| 15 | We wound up the windows as quickly as possible but we were already soaked . |
| 16 | In the logbook at the Climbers ' Club 's May Cottage we wrote up the details and history of all climbing activity in Range West . |
| 17 | We buy up the files , |
| 18 | As we loaded up the trucks with everything we would need for our month away at Canjuers I felt that we might be about to learn some soldiering . |
| 19 | ‘ We pile up the tyres and a firm comes round to collect them . |