Example sentences of "it up [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 Then he knocks it up off the Road to about nine inches for a 4 .
2 I picked it up off the Manchester lads in our regiment .
3 It could be that the cordless power-tool is turning a full circle , representing the original hand-tools without the sweat ; you simply pick it up off the bench and use it , or pack it away in your toolbag and take it to wherever the task has to be done , and do it .
4 The brake is simply a length of ¾ × 2½in oak tied under the sled , with a steel ‘ claw ’ , and elastic shock cord to hold it up off the ground .
5 ‘ Picked it up off The Idlers . ’
6 If you 've got an unknown author there is no way somebody is going to buy that book unless they have picked it up off the shelf .
7 I picked it up off the floor , and it looked perfectly new . ’
8 Once it was dry , Louise styled Kukkay 's hair by twisting it up at the back to create fullness on top while still leaving it curly and ‘ free ’ .
9 They found the brassiere under the bed and Jo let him hook it up at the back for her .
10 I could n't stick it up at the back or I 'd look aged , haggard , forty years old .
11 Rather than go through the entire process again in a later session , it would make more sense to take it up at the point where it was left off in the previous session , if desired .
12 She picked it up at the third ring .
13 And who is that whooping it up at the bar with a glass in his hand ?
14 The phone on the wall close to her rang and she picked it up at the second ring .
15 We agreed to set it up at the last meeting .
16 We 'll bring it up at the staff meeting on Monday and take it on from there .
17 Finally she stepped into her chosen dress , zipping it up at the back with practised ease .
18 Now Dad can have an identical jumper to his son without having to roll it up at the bottom or trying to fit two arms into three sleeves .
19 Now Dad can have an identical jumper to his son without having to roll it up at the bottom or trying to fit two arms into three sleeves .
20 You 're not going to see this one at your local Bijou nor are you likely to pick it up at the corner video store .
21 You 're not going to see this one at your local Bijou nor are you likely to pick it up at the corner video store .
22 We also asked if we could get the same consultation period because they are breaking it up at the four sites and some sites will get thirty days ' notice others will get the ninety days .
23 He had made his right hand into a fist and was jabbing it up at the sky , feinting in the direction of the falling missile .
24 He opened it up at the last minute , came flying over and it was a terrific shot .
25 Would it be a situation if we asked the Town Clerk and er maybe with the Chairman , it 's a little bit difficult , I think the Town Clerk at this stage , to speak to and then if it seems possible we could bring it up at the Planning Committee meeting and arrange a date to go down and have a look , when we 've actually approached the land owners .
26 I hope , and I shall be bringing it up at the next police committee , that we will commit ourselves to that initiative will a view to bringing in those two pilot schemes in the county and extending it at a later date .
27 you bring it up at the update and get some feedback from that
28 No you just marked it down and cleared it up at the end of the year .
29 Yes yes if members had any complaints about their work I would report it up at the head office and up up at the the branch office in Park .
30 Look it up at the end of the book .
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