Example sentences of "'s [verb] up the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No , wrong way round Oh it 's brightening up the weather a bit now . |
| 2 | And like a magician he 's conjured up the spirit to keep going after horrific abuse . |
| 3 | Well there is another man and she has told Paul that frankly she 's lapping up the attention . |
| 4 | Yes , well there is another man and she 's told Paul frankly she 's lapping up the attention , he 's taking her out for meals and their having a good time together you know , why its great , but as soon as he 's paid for , for the goods and got , got the goods , the chaps going to go off looking for another . |
| 5 | Er , you look she falls , er , two or three rush to her , the stall holder fetches a chair , they 're all round her his son 's picking up the bit she slipped on . |
| 6 | Tommy 's picking up the gun from the living room floor . |
| 7 | ‘ It 's opened up the league , ’ Hamlin said , ‘ and we may not be the only ones to benefit . ’ |
| 8 | He 's going up the ladder like a rocket , is n't he ? |
| 9 | It 's going up the chimney . |
| 10 | For example , in messages like : Your coat 's on fire The wing 's breaking up The radio 's gone wrong Your uncle 's died probably the majority of English speakers would place the tonic stress on the subject noun , though it is difficult to see how this is more important than the last lexical word in each of the sentences . |
| 11 | He 's back at the main menu , he 's calling up the directory , the very List of Lists , the brain surgeon 's own encephalogram . |
| 12 | Yeah and erm yeah , he 's keep up the joke . |
| 13 | The tattoo was a moment 's impulse and cost just a few pounds , but now it 's taking up the time and resources of the NHS . |
| 14 | There 's playing up the teacher but it 's more trying to get the better of him or her . |
| 15 | Well you know what he 's trying to do , he 's trying up the claim so when back , he 's still gon na get the amount that he wants so he said t to Jim something about , he is n't paying the insurance I said you 're joking ! |