Example sentences of "but [v-ing] up [art] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | A few seconds later the pipes are assembled and I enter the town playing Highland Laddie , not at the front of the column , but bringing up the rear . |
| 2 | Julia Swift , author of 12 Steps To Beautiful Breasts ( Thorsons ) , replied : ‘ Breasts are just fatty tissue , but toning up the muscles which lie underneath and around does improve a profile . |
| 3 | This perfect little mountain may only be just over 2,000 feet in height , but going up the south face , in my state of physical unfitness , you really know that you have had a climb , and regret all the long , glass-happy evenings of days past . |
| 4 | But dividing up the existing budget to reflect new priorities meant giving more in some areas and less in others . |
| 5 | Realistically the championship was never quite on the agenda this year , but setting up a system that gives us regular qualification for Europe and the occasional cup run/win will be satisfactory IMO . |
| 6 | The spastics society , which have their own centres in Britain , say that they want to introduce conductive Education to this country , but setting up a centre like the Peto Institute will take time and money . |
| 7 | PortKnox gives you a high level of security , but setting up the program can be extremely time-consuming |