Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [verb] up the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The evangelical movement within the Church of England , from the royal proclamation of 1787 issued at the instigation of William Wilberforce , aimed at stirring up the vigilant suppression of " vice " and attacked pastimes even when they were not breaking the sabbath . |
| 32 | The two countries also agreed to joint projects aimed at cleaning up the Baltic waters . |
| 33 | I wish they would adopt the positive principle of looking at something and seeing the good in it — seeing how it can be improved by building up the positive aspects . |