Example sentences of "[verb] up one [prep] the [adv] " in BNC.

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1	No-one could deny that it brought real benefit to Scotland , which built up one of the most advanced and successful electronics sectors in Europe .
2	Eleven days ago these sides contrived to conjure up one of the really memorable Croke Park finals that wo n't be easily forgotten by those fortunate enough to have been present .
3	Mike Curb , who has built up one of the most successful privately-owned record companies and recently moved his head office to Nashville from Los Angeles , thinks country is well on its way to being a big part of mainstream pop — making a nonsense of the current radio-station categories that still set country apart .
4	Workmen cleaning up one of the less contaminated rooms hastened out in alarm after their air meters showed they were breathing dangerously low levels of oxygen .
5	‘ Ever open door , ’ muttered Bill , dredging up one of the more attractive phrases from his footballing past .
6	It made up one of the most satisfying compositions of all American stations .
7	Dictionaries describe a monograph as an account of a single subject ; by this definition monographs make up one of the most common categories of art publishing .
8	It is , however , the whole — the books , their bindings , the shelving , stucco and paint — which together make up one of the most atmospheric interiors in Prague .
9	The co-leaders receive excellent support from trumpeter Terell Stafford , pianist Ed Simon and bass player Essiet Essiet , who make up one of the most consistently brilliant — but still under-valued — bands on the jazz scene .
10	Brenda Denvir takes up one of the most pressing contemporary issues , that of the multiple roles of assessment in schools , by looking at the intimately-related questions of ‘ what are we assessing ? ’ and , ‘ what are we assessing for ? ’
11	Has he signed up one of the most formidable Arabs to ride for his expanding pro team ?

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