Example sentences of "[verb] up [noun] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1628 , now established as chief minister , he drew up proposals for the systematic preservation of official papers of all kinds , including those relating to foreign affairs ; but nothing came of this . |
| 2 | The family drew up plans for the four-bedroom house after their previous home on the same site in the village of Meopham , Kent , was destroyed by fire . |
| 3 | Even in his own troubled mind , Vologsky dredged up sympathy for the old man . |
| 4 | He never darkened its doors , but he thought it was the proper place for weddings and christenings and funerals , and he was always prepared to rig up lights for the annual parish nativity play , with a dimming spotlight to beam sentimentally on the Virgin Mary . |
| 5 | It is simply not on to believe that those at the top will willingly give up power for the overall health of society . |
| 6 | With Sir John Leveson , he was ordered to set up provision for the poor and to enforce the order of Privy Council of 1598 , and by this order they were both assessed in the Parish of Halling , Sir John for 7s 4d and Lambarde 6s and the whole total for Halling being £4 5s 8d . |
| 7 | After their early opportunity Holland did not glimpse another scoring chance until eight minutes before half-time , when Kieft and Koeman combined to set up Berghuis for a hard , low cross which Taffarel could not hold . |
| 8 | The central vista is a high dyke leading to an observation tower where visitors can spiral up 75m for a bird's-eye view of the site and — on a clear day — Rotterdam and the North Sea . |
| 9 | A FOREIGN medical company has drawn up plans for a private hospital development in Darlington , it was revealed last night . |
| 10 | Deadwood prospered and Costner was befriended by locals until they discovered he had drawn up plans for an 800-room hotel and conference centre nearby . |
| 11 | The actual assessment process is modular and candidates can build up credits for the individual units [ above and below ] which make up the NVQ . |
| 12 | As the Republic seems set to qualify for America , they are drawing up plans for the biggest television sports blockbuster ever . |
| 13 | It 's a thankless task then , because despite having become the most successful band of the time , you pick up flak for the next album not working commercially . |
| 14 | Alien is primarily a mood piece as well as a visual display — there are slow passages in which little happens , building up suspense for the main action scenes , the deaths of six crew members . |
| 15 | Type 3 shows that elite competition can be stable , with democratic arrangements building up support for the political system in a ‘ centripetal ’ fashion , so long as the political culture of the country is relatively homogeneous . |
| 16 | Wall Street is sceptical that a link with Mr Pritzker will materialise , leaving UAL to find an equity partner to replace British Airways , which had agreed to put up $750million for a 15 per cent stake in the buyout consortium . |
| 17 | the French are convinced that the Germans want to preserve their monetary hegemony as EMU approaches : the more dominant the Mark is , the more Germany will be able to dictate conditions and draw up plans for a European central bank based on the Bundesbank . |
| 18 | It was because of events like that at Castlemorton Common near Malvern in May , when around 20,000 travellers set up camp for an illegal Bank Holiday festival , that the Government announced tough new measures to deal with illegal encampments . |
| 19 | That let off seemed to breathe relief back into the home side , and not for the first time this season the imposing physical presence of youngster Ferguson proved crucial with a deft header which set up Cleland for a fine angled finish from 15 yards for the leveller . |
| 20 | When planning a rotation , it is very helpful to draw up a long-term scheme and dovetail the various crops into the seasons , at the same time ensuring that each field comes into the rotation in its turn and is then put back in grass to build up fertility for the requisite period . |
| 21 | Farmed out tourist attractions like Farm World on the Clwyedog Valley Heritage Trail are drumming up publicity for a new Crosville bus service for visitors . |
| 22 | We took Des with us and put up notices for the other dogs , which were replied to by various other units . ’ |
| 23 | I mean he gave up work for a long time did n't he ? |
| 24 | HRP can only be given for complete tax years ( 6 April to 5 April ) , so if you simply gave up work for a few weeks in order to help out , you would be unlikely to qualify . |
| 25 | Advanced RISC has also won a new shareholder , Nippon Investment & Finance Co of Tokyo , which is putting up £650,000 for an undisclosed stake in the company alongside Acorn Computer Group Plc , Apple and VLSI Technology Inc . |
| 26 | Phil toppled from a stepladder as he was putting up decorations for the big day — and a spike went right through him . |
| 27 | The class I go to on Monday evenings erm we do warming up exercises and I 'd be quite happy if they just stayed warming up exercises for the whole hour . |
| 28 | Of course , all this is doing is storing up trouble for the subsequent financial year ; nevertheless , the financial control through the budget is effectively lost . |
| 29 | Follow up data for the 18 patients who were alive when the 1988 report was assembled have been obtained from the most recent inpatient assessment at Harefield Hospital ( 1991–2 ) , where all but one patient are reviewed in depth each year or more often if problems arise . |
| 30 | They looked to be all one way traffic as Abingdon 's mid-field dominated the game , setting up chances for the front runners , but the final touch was always missing . |