Example sentences of "[verb] up [noun sg] to the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 A working party is to be formed to draw up opposition to the plan , for presentation to the Welsh Office .
2 ‘ I 'm content to go into the army , and I 'm definitely against giving up territory to the Arabs . ’
3 In consequence of the agreement , Mr. Mahmoud gave up possession to the landlord .
4 Follow up work to the study of original sources might include elements of reconstruction or re-creation , often drawing on and synthesising information from a range of sources .
5 We will start in our first parliamentary session with a Freedom of Information Act which will open up government to the people .
6 Finally , the Yugoslav government held up payment to the construction enterprises for several more months , and then paid them in dinars at the current rate of exchange , which was considerably worse than the rate applicable at the time when payment was originally due .
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