Example sentences of "[noun] [be] [verb] up a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | ST MARY 'S set up a mouthwatering final with Queen 's after a spirited victory over UCG at St Paul 's . |
| 32 | One method is to grind up a suitable mixture of the correct minerals and stick it to the surface . |
| 33 | A : so father was making up a big + sort of remembrance book — |
| 34 | The Yard had had a tip months before that a big drug-ring was setting up a new and major operation in England . |
| 35 | Yes , go through the first five minutes , there were all different tasks , erm , at first , the girls were making up a basic jingle that would be about thirty seconds , and everyone else was looking through to see what words they should use . |
| 36 | Generally , then , the basic objective is to build up a strong framework or system of main stems , and to develop lateral side shoots which are pruned back each spring to 3 or 4 inches ( 7.5 or 10cm ) , with a terminal bud pointing in the right direction to fill spaces and gaps . |
| 37 | Bernard Guidon , Hewlett-Packard Co 's commercial general manager for Unix in the US is taking up a new position within HP Europe — a promotion , according to the company — though his role has yet to be finalised . |
| 38 | Every fabric handles differently , and the only way to find out how it is likely to drape when made up into curtains is to hold up a large sample and study how it hangs . |
| 39 | Stuart King of the Management Training Centre at Kingswood is setting up a new resources centre , but it is far less ambitious . |
| 40 | A small Portuguese man with ringworm scars on his scalp was holding up a huge pair of trousers in despair ; I went over , took his trousers and shirt , told him that mine would fit him perfectly , and changed into his . |
| 41 | The Judge declared that the foundation to this treason was setting up a false religion . |
| 42 | The irony is that no VAT would be levied if hoteliers were to set up a separate sandwich bar business next to their property and handed out sandwiches and drinks . |
| 43 | Ready or not , the Poles are putting up a stalwart front , rushing ahead with the same heedless bravery with which their mounted cavalry charged the German tanks in World War II . |
| 44 | Bulgaria is to set up a joint venture with the Sprint International division of Sprint Corp , Reuter reports from Sofia : Sprint-Bulgaria will build a public packet-switched data network for Bulgarian Telecommunications Co ; Bulgaria has also invited foreign companies to submit tenders for a $230m project to upgrade the present telephone system . |
| 45 | If the salesperson is to build up a close personal relationship with his or her customers , he must understand the cultural , religious and business practices of the country . |
| 46 | GRANDMOTHER Phyllis O'Riley was cooking up a special present for herself last night after scooping the £10,000 jackpot on Mirror Bingo . |
| 47 | [ The Secretary of State 's immediate response to the report was to set up a new working party on English in the national curriculum , chaired by Professor Brian Cox , one of the members of the Kingman Committee . ] |
| 48 | Meanwhile , Servio Corp is setting up a European bridgehead for its GemStone object database in London : AI International Ltd , Berkhamsted , Hertfordshire , will continue to distribute GemStone throughout the UK . |
| 49 | One of her latest projects is to set up a paper-making plant in Nepal . |
| 50 | Another possible way of allowing for addition is to set up a special block , called the overflow block ( see Figure 5.7 ) . |
| 51 | Around this linear framework is built up a complex system of open and interacting planes , which sometimes seem to represent the forms of the body but which are often quite arbitrary compositional elements . |
| 52 | If that company were to set up a new pension scheme based on only 461 employees , the likelihood is that scheme would in no way match a scheme based on more than 10,000 members , as is the case with the Scottish Transport Group . |
| 53 | His idea was to set up a self-contained base inland from the coastal plain from which they could raid on an almost nightly basis . |
| 54 | Douglas was forming up a tight group to tackle this entrance , and another to proceed round to the rear to block any back-door escape , when the night 's wet quiet was suddenly disturbed . |
| 55 | Yet while Liz , the good daughter , the dutiful daughter , was taking a deep hot bath on New Year 's Eve before changing for her party , Shirley the rebel was serving up a hot meal for her mother in the old house in Abercorn Avenue before rushing back ( without appearing to rush ) to see what was happening in her own oven at home , where she was cooking a goose for her husband Cliff , his brother Steve and his wife Dora , her own mother- and father-in-law , and Dora 's Uncle Fred . |
| 56 | The Joyces returned to Ireland in 1909 , and William was brought up a Roman Catholic and educated at a Jesuit college where he excelled in Latin , French , and German . |
| 57 | The Minister 's response was to set up a coordinating committee of the nationalised fuel industry chairmen . |
| 58 | ‘ We believed the rumour on Tuesday that British Aerospace was building up a big shareholding but we are not so sure now , ’ a spokesman said . |
| 59 | I gathered my presence was breaking up a beautiful picture of Lee and Gloria . |
| 60 | Perhaps the single most important decision was to set up a Wirral-wide counselling service for drug users . |