Example sentences of "[vb -s] up speed " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a few touch-and-goes I was able to clean-up slickly : throttles carefully forward a couple of inches at main-wheel touch ( no automatic fuel control below 16,000 rpm ) , hold the nose-wheel an inch or two off the tarmac and retract the airbrakes ( thumb switch up for speed-up ) , a bit more throttle , flaps to fifteen ( toggle switch on side console forward — do n't even contemplate touching that too-obtrusive up-and-down flap-shaped undercarriage selector in the corner of you eye on the panel ahead ) , more power , the roar deepens with a steady push from behind , glance at the ASI , full throttle , speed building through ninety , rotate , positive climb , gear up , speed 120 , flaps up speed 170 , crank on the bank and we are downwind again . |
| 2 | If the paddler builds up speed and then stops paddling , the boat will drift on in a straight line . |
| 3 | 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 ? |
| 4 | This is a slow launch which picks up speed and fades several times , and it is usually caused by a shortage of fuel or mechanical trouble on the winch or car . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | As she gradually picks up speed and moves towards the countryside she enters into the next stage of her journey . |
| 7 | The darkness of the beginning of the poem is suddenly illuminated to a ‘ low stream-line brightness ’ towards the end when she picks up speed and moves from a misty , black and yet dignified depression to a kind of elation . |
| 8 | As the boat picks up speed , so you can settle gently into the boat to gain control . |
| 9 | She picks up speed in the late evening , after most of the passengers have eaten . |