Example sentences of "up the [noun] [conj] [v-ing] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Harvesting of clean white worm simply involves picking up the pebbles and dipping them in a small container of cold water . |
| 2 | Gathering up the eiderdown and drawing it round his shoulders , Mungo tiptoed to the window over the cold lino . |
| 3 | Tidying up the mess and helping him or her to get to bed is not the best thing to do . |
| 4 | The town has made great strides forward working with the community and business over the past few years in cleaning up the town and making it the kind of place which is able to compete and win a national environmental accolade . ’ |
| 5 | But that is another way of saying the ring can not be seen , measured , touched or heard by picking up the bell and sniffing it , weighing it and subjecting it to chemical analysis . |
| 6 | This is merely the reaction time required in picking up the card and placing it on a pile without making any choice based on the value of the card . |
| 7 | Once , twice , three times she did it , each time picking up the card and examining it . |
| 8 | When we got to the pub my hands were so swollen and red from picking up the jug and throwing it all day I could barely pick up a pint to drink . ’ |
| 9 | Now , hearing Izzie speak the lethal words , he opened his mouth and screamed shrilly , rending up the weather-vane and wielding it like a quarter-stave . |
| 10 | Eccleshall , from a scenic village north-west of the county town , are more accustomed to propping up the league than heading it . |
| 11 | He stood abruptly , picking up the parcels and pulling her to her feet , his hand firmly on her arm , his face back to derision . |
| 12 | It 's all right , ’ Sarah said , picking up the purse and giving it to her . |
| 13 | Without plants and soil to act as a ‘ sponge ’ , soaking up the rain and releasing it gradually , flooding is commonplace . |
| 14 | On occasions like these , friends of Burton reported , he would counter-attack by releasing his temper , tearing up the room and making it quite clear and genuinely credible that whatever they did , said or tried on he would do just whatever he wanted . |
| 15 | In packing up the house and moving us to London , Eva was also in pursuit of Charlie , who was only rarely around now . |