Example sentences of "and [verb] up the engine " in BNC.

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1 Before we left , she wrote her phone number on a beer mat and in the car park she slipped it to Werewolf before she put her crash hat on and fired up the engine .
2 With most light piston twins the only way to unfeather a propeller is to move the pitch lever into the normal range and crank up the engine .
3 He packed away the picnic things and started up the engine .
4 Then Julius got into the car beside her and started up the engine , and it was too late to get out .
5 He slid in beside her and started up the engine .
6 I pushed the wrench down the side of Armstrong 's driving seat and wound up the engine .
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