Example sentences of "turning up the [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sheldukher considered turning up the voltage on the Cell again . |
| 2 | You are also turning up the relics of perennial weeds that can be difficult to eliminate later . |
| 3 | Turning up the collar of his Burberry against the chill morning air , he climbed up the slope to the rim of the hollow and stood looking down at the car . |
| 4 | She swallowed convulsively , and tightened the belt of her Burberry , turning up the collar as if she was preparing to weather a blizzard before closing numb fingers round the hand-grip of her bag . |
| 5 | ‘ Oh ! ’ she breathed blissfully , and , with an impish smile turning up the corners of her mouth , ‘ Do n't stop there . ’ |
| 6 | Turning up the heat on Sun Microsystems Inc and IBM , Hewlett-Packard Co is starting worldwide deliveries of another Snake RISC workstation in June , adding a colour model of the PA-RISC HP 9000/705 to its pit . |
| 7 | BARLASTON chef Mark Williamson is turning up the heat on his marathon training programme . |
| 8 | Colour seeped into the scene like turning up the control on TV . |
| 9 | Constantly turning up the pressure on suppliers to do even better makes doing business with carmakers tough ( see box ) . |
| 10 | Patients find visual proprioceptive cues very useful — eg , aiming at marks or patterns on the floor , trying to kick forward the leading leg , or turning up the toes inside the shoe . |