Example sentences of "its [noun sg] [verb] up the " in BNC.
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| 1 | With its horn blaring and its lights flashing , the bus had left its route to take up the chase . |
| 2 | The drawback , inevitably , is that everything is dependent upon the existence of a CAB in the area , its willingness to set up the scheme , and the co-operation of the local profession . |
| 3 | Indeed , one of the main sources of growth of the small SLF union following its foundation in 1981 was its willingness to take up the individual grievances of the workforce , very much in the tradition of the vertical union of the Franco era . |
| 4 | At first , the Assembly could not even decide upon its own agenda : it was only after the first session in 1949 that the Committee of Ministers agreed not to exercise its right to draw up the Assembly 's agenda . |
| 5 | Every major road out of the centre had its tramway running up the centre of a dual carriageway . |
| 6 | One of the problems with the dominant Fabianism of UK social policy is its failure to take up the epistemological implications of this commitment to change . |
| 7 | Its title sums up the attitude of many people to what is an essential feature of working life — namely , meetings . |
| 8 | Jordan temporarily closes its border to hold up the influx of refugees . |
| 9 | In a move that runs counter its commitment to clean up the environment in former East Germany , the German government has agreed to exempt a huge rubbish tip near Schonberg near the Baltic coast from its regulations for a five year period . |
| 10 | When one of the firm 's 600 taxis passes within 600 metres , its receiver picks up the code , stores it in memory , and simultaneously relays it back to base . |
| 11 | Its position sums up the massive ego of a man who plundered millions from his empire 's pensioners . |
| 12 | Whilst we were very pleased with its towing capabilities and cruising speed were were extremely disappointed with its ability to pull up the slightest incline . |
| 13 | Its atmosphere takes up the outermost 600 miles of its 38,000 mile radius , and is mostly hydrogen , with some methane ( CH 2 ) , ethene ( C 2 H 2 ) and ammonia ( NH 3 ) , plus water vapour ( H 2 O ) and phosphine ( Ph 3 ) . |