Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [verb] up speed " in BNC.
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| 1 | The car picks up speed very quickly in the lower gears thanks to a 16-valve turbo engine and soon we were finding out how to negotiate winding country lanes at 60 . |
| 2 | The car picked up speed and shot off into the distance . |
| 3 | As the boat picks up speed , so you can settle gently into the boat to gain control . |
| 4 | The mullet pick up speed and head in towards land cleverly putting us between them and the dolphins . |
| 5 | Chant did so , slamming the cab door with no little satisfaction , and barely managing to reach the seat before the cab picked up speed . |
| 6 | If the paddler builds up speed and then stops paddling , the boat will drift on in a straight line . |
| 7 | As the train gets up speed , does the driver 's watch run faster , slower , or the same as that of the guard travelling in the last carriage ? |
| 8 | As the undercarriage was retracted , the plane picked up speed . |