Example sentences of "up the [noun pl] on " in BNC.

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1 Creeping up the backstairs on her return from the Galleon , she 'd foolishly thought she was safe .
2 And if you turn over onto page four , and at last pick up both the graph and the figures that are shown there and if it helps members , I can also put up the figures on the I suspect not , I think there 's , it becomes a little small for people .
3 By using different ways to add up the forces on each star from the infinite number of other stars in the universe , one can get different answers to the question of whether the stars can remain at constant distances from each other .
4 He is responsible for the day-to-day running of the computer system , installing new software and setting up the accounts on which LIFESPAN users will do most of their work .
5 He is responsible for the day-to-day running of the computer system , installing new software and setting up the accounts on which LIFESPAN users will do most of their work .
6 ‘ What we wanted to tell you , ’ she continued , ‘ was that we'se goin' up the woods on Saturdee and we was wonderin' if you 'd come with us like . ’
7 Rolling over , he assumed a sitting position and used his heels to push himself up the slates on his backside until he was seated astride the apex of the roof .
8 We will tighten up the rules on holiday brochures and contracts , and introduce a ‘ cooling-off ’ period into timeshare contracts .
9 They have tightened up the rules on availabilty for work and only pay out to those genuinely entitled to the money .
10 They have tightened up the rules on availabilty for work and only pay out to those genuinely entitled to the money .
11 ‘ Nevertheless , ’ said Jordan Warrender , one of his senior counsellors who had recently been travelling in Europe , ostensibly on holiday , actually on a tricky diplomatic mission , but who had looked up the Parslows on finding them in Venice , ‘ she is most definitely not with them .
12 Sir Michael Angus made it a double whammy for Unilever as the outgoing plc chairman , soon to take up the cudgels on behalf of the CBI , entered the International Marketing Hall of Fame .
13 East Anglian surveyors Bidwells have taken up the cudgels on behalf of farmers not only at the timescale for completion of claim forms for area and set-aside payments and ewe and beef premiums , but also at the fines which could result from late or incorrect returns .
14 Living through the post-Darwinian debates , he invariably took up the cudgels on behalf of scientific rationalism .
15 Not long after Mrs Bloomer 's crusade , the women favoured by pre-Raphaelite painters also took up the cudgels on behalf of dress reformers and wore loose-fitting dresses with low-set sleeves and dropped shoulder lines for maximum movement and comfort .
16 The " Hallelujah lasses " had been used to raising their own voices in protest and employing some fairly dramatic methods to attract attention from the time Catherine Booth took up the cudgels on behalf of women in the early days of the movement .
17 The Cheltenham MP was trying to take up the cudgels on behalf of Gloucestershire County Council , who face being charge capped for wanting to spend ten million pounds above the Government 's limit .
18 Once you have a bootable machine run FDISK to set up the partition(s) on your drive .
19 ‘ The UK felt it very important to be a member of LOFT while the ( Sizewell ) inquiry was going on , so they could demonstrate their seriousness in picking up the questions on safety ’ .
20 After sewing the neck shape I either overlock the shoulders or pick up the stitches on a darning needle using the same colour yarn .
21 The soil 's being used to build up the defences on the banks of the River Severn in Gloucestershire .
22 They ca n't even tear up the hotels on this tour because they 're sleeping on the tour bus .
23 The Simpsons started life as animated shorts breaking up the sketches on The Tracey Ullman Show .
24 Molly had buttoned up the braces on Jacqueline 's trousers and found her youngest child a biscuit when she heard the screams .
25 Young women married to salesmen , for once , took an interest in where their husbands would be on the great day ; the older men , who ricocheted between various business interests , were lectured steadily , any time they put in an appearance at home , on the necessity of being in Tollemarche at this time ; and those males who were doomed to spend their lives in Tollemarche found themselves with intolerable lists of jobs to be done , from laying out backyard skating rinks to pinning up the hems on their female relatives ' costumes .
26 Barnes added : ‘ Being on the same pitch as that other bloke Barnes would be a dream because only two years ago I was putting up the nets on Sunday mornings for my hospital team . ’
27 The Meeting Stent themselves with fifteen shillings sterling being the estimate given for Painting the Church yeard Gate of Kilarow and putting up the Globes on the Pillars of the Gate …
28 I can remember stuff they thought too petty for Trivial Pursuit and then somedays I have to look up the instructions on my bootlaces .
29 Instead , countries such as the Czech Republic , Slovakia , Hungary and Poland , where conditions are more conducive to good business strategies , are likely to scoop up the funds on offer .
30 ( a ) What the Registers contain The three registers that make up the Entries on the Register — the Property Register , the Proprietorship Register and the Charges Register — contain the whole title of the registered proprietor including entries protective of the rights and interests of third parties by registration of notices , cautions , inhibitions and restrictions .
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