Example sentences of "up [vb -s] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Inspector comes in — up goes the radio to the ventilator out of sight . |
| 2 | Up goes the telescope , you 're lying there you know , and the doctor told me , he said , Do you wan na watch ? |
| 3 | A tap is turned , a pressure of 120 pounds per square inch applied to the piston , and up goes the end of the coach as easily as though it were a doll 's house . |
| 4 | Up goes the axe . |
| 5 | Her life and career after she and Burton split up confirms the opinion of her energy and flair — and her directness . |
| 6 | The National Insurance Act gave the newly set up exchanges the role of administering the system of unemployment benefit . |
| 7 | A wash and brush up keeps the wheels in good shape … but sometimes mechanics can only sratch away at the problem . |
| 8 | ‘ Very good ! and oh ! up jumps the bee and goes buzzing over to the other side — to — to Max 's book , and he says to Max , bzz , bzz Mr Max , have you got any flowers for me to eat ? and Max says — ssh , can you hear him … ? ’ |
| 9 | A straight mantleshelf will appeal to the bold or those unconcerned by the prospect of knees or feet catching the underside of the projection causing this impasse , while the downright devious will immediately start to shuffle , heart in the mouth , leftwards to the other side of the arête , from where a straightforward step up gains the shelf and relief . |
| 10 | Regulations have now been issued to improve disclosures by trustees of pension funds and to provide that a deficiency in a pension scheme that is wound up becomes the debt of the employer ( p 111 ) . |
| 11 | The section provides that a deficiency in a pensions scheme that is wound up becomes the debt of the employer . |
| 12 | Of course every now and again the hand goes down the side a hand goes down and up comes the sweets and it 's continuous . |