Example sentences of "it up [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If we moved in then we 'd have to spend fifty thousand pound to get it up to scratch . |
| 2 | They obviously keep it cut and keep it up to scratch . |
| 3 | I just turned it up to stop . |
| 4 | to fill it up to fill |
| 5 | I mean were working with five at the minute , we 'll go to that place and double it up to say ten and by this time next , next year there 's not any reason why it should n't be more to sixteen |
| 6 | where they 're talking about spending money on a one of these old old cage drillers , tooling it up to drill cages at . |
| 7 | First , it was the gradual transformation of woodlands and grasslands into farmland , and then years later building it up to accommodate the ever-growing influx of people . |
| 8 | Right , will you bring it up to speed . |
| 9 | I leaned forward , put my thumb under my lip and jerked it up to give him a close-up view of the long gash and the trailing blood-stained ends of the stitches . |
| 10 | ACM Sir Denis Spotiswood supported this solution and arranged for a survey of R5868 to be carried-out to assess its general condition and the work that would be involved to bring it up to display condition . |
| 11 | They do not eat this material but chew it up to form a compost on which they cultivate a fungus . |
| 12 | I , I said all they 've done is literally scaled it up to like instead of a door being that size its now like that right and the front porch instead of being that low now that high up double it , its a bigger home |
| 13 | If you smoke could you give it up to save money ? |
| 14 | But , one of things that we are discovering is that when people complain about drafts er , we 've been switching the air conditioning up and down to balance it up to suit the individuals needs . |
| 15 | It 's based on the two fingered symbol of peace , and although it was originally designed for lead guitars I eventually scaled it up to use on my basses ; it 's one of the features that makes them instantly recognisable . ’ |
| 16 | Mum snatched it up to see what we had got but Dad forestalled the outburst he knew was coming . |
| 17 | I once found an injured one walking along a beach near where I live , and when I picked it up to see what was wrong , I underestimated the length of its beak . |
| 18 | he never picked it up to see , just looked at it |
| 19 | It was circular in shape and we could fit it up to take any number of wheels — three or four pairs if need be . |
| 20 | John Knight would like to sell the hull or cut it up to make souvenirs like the Berlin Wall . |
| 21 | No , what I meant , is if saying that if I camped onto that number over there 3414 , and if that phone becomes free , this phone starts ringing and I might be doing something , so by the time I 've picked it up to make that connection , suppose 3414 is then making another outgoing call , do I have to camp on yet again to 3414 ? |
| 22 | With an endowment , you can top it up to cover the extra borrowing and it will still be repaid 25 years after you bought your very first house . |
| 23 | Gesner moved to mask her again , and once more she darted round the screen , suddenly making great play with the peacock tail , holding it up to hide the lower part of her face , managing to pretend never to see the front of Luxembourg 's face , and never to let him see her . |
| 24 | He held it up to show me and the jar slipped out of his hand , rolling the remains of its contents onto the earth . |
| 25 | The telephone was ringing as McLeish walked into his own flat , and he picked it up to find his Commander on the other end of the line . |
| 26 | Willie lifted it up to find Tom standing on the steps , with a large tray in his hands . |
| 27 | A simple mount is invaluable , and it is best to set it up to get the wing-tip in the top corner of the frame . |
| 28 | I missed it when I gave it up to get married . |
| 29 | She said her name was Liz , she was a friend of the family , and she had done some nursing once , a long time ago , but gave it up to get married . |
| 30 | in the supermarket and I pick it up to have a look Bryony says do n't touch that 's naughty , do n't touch Ann , put it down at once |