Example sentences of "up [art] [noun] when " in BNC.
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| 1 | So , between friends lost and friends forgotten , he was very much alone this Saturday night , and picked up the phone when it rang with some gratitude . |
| 2 | And Bobby picked up the phone when the phone rang and it was her and she sai erm Bob said yes ? |
| 3 | Roger Lawson , Institute vice-president , summed up the mood when he told delegates that ‘ the days when accountants in industry and business were criticised , at times justifiably , as beancounters , are over ’ . |
| 4 | O K , we , we 'll draw up the contract when we 've finished today , O K ? |
| 5 | ‘ So you travel over deep water and pull up the plumb-line when the bell rings . |
| 6 | It 's easier to slice up the brain when it 's been fixed in suspension — much more accurate . |
| 7 | But a source close to one of the delegations summed up the frustration when he remarked : ‘ We are like a drunkard who knows his house but he does not know how to get there . |
| 8 | Moira McVitie is fairly putting on the beef since she gave up the teaching when wee Scott was born . |
| 9 | ‘ I 'll tell you what , I 'll set up the board when we get back . |
| 10 | A minute into the second half , Alton made up the deficit when Paul Ventham intercepted a defender 's pass to put Whiddett through for a clinical finish . |
| 11 | ‘ The priest was so preoccupied he did n't see the van and was heading up the ramp when I stopped him . ’ |
| 12 | I have had to pull up the Minister when he has visited Teesside and talked about companies in Tyneside which are of no interest to people on Teesside . |
| 13 | Well when you were cutting up the meat when you , in the shop and things like that , did you wear any special clothes for that ? |
| 14 | Next time , stay calm and pick up the pace when you can . |
| 15 | This saves time and you wo n't block up the aisle when there are other passengers . |
| 16 | Mr Smith rammed home the lunacy of gambling away ONE THOUSAND MILLION POUNDS trying to prop up the pound when the money could have done so much good at home . |
| 17 | Early fog had cleared and the airport manager and I were standing on the tarmac lining up the motorcade when my car phone rang . |
| 18 | Three hours later , with most of us starving , the head waiter knocked on the door , threw Robson the keys and asked us to lock up the restaurant when we 'd finished . ’ |
| 19 | Southend then enjoyed a revival but after 63 minutes Malkin could have tied up the points when set up by Aldridge but Sansome made an excellent save . |
| 20 | Also , the turnaround found in bars 13–16 is a little tricky so , if you have any problems , break it down into small parts and practise it slowly , only building up the speed when you 're feeling more comfortable . |
| 21 | Nick Frazer was locking up the shop when she came along at one . |
| 22 | Ashley Booth , the hotel 's general manager , said : ‘ He was just stoking up the fire when it blew back on him and burned one of his hands . ’ |
| 23 | Dr Russell had set up the monitor when Belinda returned . |
| 24 | Look at Ben Hogan , a legend and a perfectionist who gave up the game when he was struck down by the dreaded ‘ yips ’ . |
| 25 | Portugal pulled a goal back in the 56th minute when Fernando Couto headed in a corner from Paulo Futre but Italy wrapped up the game when Dino Baggio scored with a powerful 25-yard shot in the 73rd minute . |
| 26 | The van would arrive every evening to give food to the homeless living on the streets and she was serving up the soup when she saw a man sitting in the doorway . |
| 27 | Below the nesting area the slopes were rich with vegetation , enriched by bird-droppings , and we were climbing up the slope when we became aware that a polar bear with a big cub was ‘ grazing ’ on the slope . |
| 28 | ‘ You were holding up the kiosk when I got off the train , were n't you ? ’ |
| 29 | You can say that if they do n't keep to the agreed rules of the drama , then the magic will start to fail ; if they climb up the wall-bars when you have asked them not to , you can say that the magic only works when their feet are touching the ground , thus using the fiction of the drama to limit the space they work in and remind them through a dramatic device of those rules which you will have agreed before the lesson begins ( see also the section on " Control " in Chapter 4 ) . |
| 30 | I was just going to wash up the kettle when you came in . |