Example sentences of "up the [noun pl] ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mike Evans , Managing Director of Pacplas , summed up the judges ' view : ‘ First , they 've achieved a great deal and the spirit of the team means they 'll get better and better . |
| 2 | In this current project , two studies are being carried out which should provide the next stage for following up the researchers ' first cohort of 1981 entrants . |
| 3 | The summer term , following the practice was then used to follow up the students ' own interests ; to deal with examinations ( both school and public ) and advanced level work . |
| 4 | I like to think that we in the Met Office did our little bit towards keeping up the boys ' spirits . |
| 5 | Although the Empress submitted momentarily , divisions within the nobility enabled her to tear up the councillors ' terms . |
| 6 | Serendipity translates as the Gipsy Kings flamencoing up The Eagles ' ‘ Hotel California ’ , Javetta Steel 's gospel rendition of ‘ I 'd Like To Teach The World To Sing ’ and the classical renegades Kronos Quartet 's remarkably sympathetic ‘ Marquee Moon ’ . |
| 7 | Serendipity translates as the Gipsy Kings flamencoing up The Eagles ' ‘ Hotel California ’ , Javetta Steel 's gospel rendition of ‘ I 'd Like To Teach The World To Sing ’ and the classical renegades Kronos Quartet 's remarkably sympathetic ‘ Marquee Moon ’ . |
| 8 | But will the arrival of baby number four signal that the time is right to ‘ hang up the booties ' once and for all ? |
| 9 | Bob Groves insisted there ought to be a public inquiry into the proposal , and called on Chelmsford Tory MP Simon Burns to take up the residents ' cause : they were less than happy with the MP 's response to date . |
| 10 | The people who suffer if they are broken are not the owners , the shareholders or the board of directors , but those who work in the industry — people who have given their lives to that industry , built up the companies ' assets and made them into going concerns attractive for privatisation . |
| 11 | They also smashed up the peasants ' illicit vodka stills . |
| 12 | They then see how far the water comes up the dolls ' legs . |
| 13 | The coach which picked up the Cedars ' children stopped about five minutes ' walk away from their home . |
| 14 | Then Davide 's father brought up the Socialists ' opposition to the war , which Tommaso scorned ; and the talk of money resumed . |
| 15 | The lacewing 's ears are at the base of each forewing , and cause the wings to fold whenever they pick up the bats ' echolocating sounds . |
| 16 | We in the North owe him a considerable debt for the enthusiasm and perception he has shown in building up the schools ' collection of works of art now owned by the County Council . |
| 17 | The males are also known to ‘ rape ’ other males , cementing up the victims ' genital openings to render them incapable of copulation . |