Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] up to a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I started feeding them I built them up to a wedge of ‘ Horsehage ’ each — which they love . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'll beam you up to a point in space close to the centre of a galaxy . |
| 3 | Returning thoughtfully to his own back bedroom , he tuned one of his receivers to the frequency he had read off the antenna and hooked it up to a tape machine . |
| 4 | The Dutch parliament has recently decided that owners of contaminated sites should aim to clean them up to a level that is suitable for any use , but has accepted that where such a policy is uneconomic , it would be sufficient to isolate , control and monitor the land . |
| 5 | If you use a dinghy or a small boat , chain it up to a ring when you land and then padlock the chain . |
| 6 | His role at the head of the military administration was a creative one and satisfied him up to a point . |
| 7 | I used to fantasise about tying her up to a bed , together with all her giggling friends , like the woman in the film . ’ |
| 8 | They tied her up to a tension , with many si sniggering jest . |
| 9 | So why 'd they make him up to a supervisor then ? |
| 10 | While Kathleen wired him up to a monitor and put in an intravenous line , Ben ran gentle fingers over the boy . |
| 11 | Gaveston led them back to the heart of the palace whence a servitor took them up to a chamber high in the building . |
| 12 | Backing her up to a bench , he pressed her down on to it and left her . |