Example sentences of "[verb] it up to the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Rather , it first , made full divorce somewhat easier and cheaper , opening it up to the upper middle class , second , made judicial separation more expensive and more rare ; and third , continued to deny the poor access to either .
2 They simplified the house , knocking down walls , adding bathrooms , and opening it up to the cool summer breezes from the sea .
3 Phil was so anxious to get to sea that I was finishing typing my report as we entered the lock , and handed it up to the local officer as the seaward lock gate opened .
4 If you are paid a weekly wage , then add it up to the monthly total and put that down and so on .
5 But with a th a single wardrobe ironically you ca n't get them up the stairs because soon as you reach that step you 've got another step so if you were to lift it up to the next step it 'll hit the top of the d doorjamb so it wo n't go any further .
6 It was often her task to carry it up to the little sitting-room , followed by Mary from the village , who came in as a daily maid , bearing a silver jug of hot water and matches to light all the lamps .
7 If not , you are obliged to top it up to the statutory level .
8 We 'd obviously , we 'd like to get the agreement of this committee to continue that work and to take it up to the various bodies and consultation .
9 Then they backed it up to the front door and they all charged inside . ’
10 They moved on , following it up to the first of the ruined buildings .
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