Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] up the [noun] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | Using any of the traditional methods of cost analysis you will need a substantial quantity of paper , a good financial calculator , a ruler for drawing up the forms and a quiet corner to get on with it . |
| 2 | In France there had already been speculation , followed by disaster , when John Law persuaded the government to unite all the French colonies into a single vast Company for trading up the Mississippi and in the Indies , which was then used as the base for a wild expansion of the French currency . |
| 3 | About picking up the pieces and wondering where we go from there , even though I know there are other things he 's interested in . |
| 4 | The incubation period between picking up the infection and showing the first clinical signs is four to five days and during this time the animal appears clinically normal . |
| 5 | ‘ We are in the process of drawing up the seedings and groupings of the various qualifying rounds , ’ said tournament director Brian Skirrow . |
| 6 | erm fucking indoor murder ball , the seat , cushion and stuff like that , its fucking well out of order piss up games oh that 's right I think we played in , I think we played , you know that British bull dog thing ? , we managed to clear all the fucking the nappy chair this and the chairs out the way , we were playing this British bull dog sort of thing and the only thing , the only , the only difference was when you got caught , got , everybody was fucking giving you a few thumps in the arm , for good measure like , and we played about four of this and every time this cocky little son of a bitch did n't get caught , he was always the last person , so we fucking said , we said , me and this other guy 's that are in our troop and that er , we said right we 'll get him , so when , when everybody sort of go for it right just after the one person in the middle , said fucking just get this guy and fucking pin him down and do something to him right , we did n't , I think we said we 'd just get him , yeah that 's a good idea , so he 's gone right go and his mate he 's fucking took off two steps and there 's eight of us fucking dived on top of him , what the fucking , he 's struggling , get off you cunt so we pinned him down and at first we was just going to de-bag him in front of the women , we 've taken his boots off and his trousers and that and shave his bollocks , yeah the whole fucking yeah , it was like an audience , all that they sort of gathered up the chairs and the tables fuck have his bollocks shaved . |
| 7 | three million books on the shelve , and we do n't have time going properly at the price so we go anything you want , bung it on the trolley and soon as the trolleys full it 's taken away and another one given , and you poke around and then in the evening , you stay in a hotel overnight , and then the following morning , they get and you just sort of send up the money and they just shout up the money as we go , then , every time I get to a thousand they say one , two , and you say right , tell me when I get near three , and I 've got this erm , I 'm dreadful at maths , I failed maths O Level three times and I do n't think about prices , I 've never been more than fifteen pounds out . |
| 8 | While this may seem like hard work , the benefits to be gained , in terms of opening up the fingerboard and greater harmonic awareness , are invaluable . |
| 9 | Hilary ( our agent ) and also Elizabeth ( our courier ) made a splendid job of serving up the wine and snacks whilst we toured the city , listening to an accordionist who spent most of his time falling in love with the ladies . |
| 10 | These rustic errors can be corrected at the stage of making up the templates and the seat plan . |
| 11 | If the above observations still leave the Koi-keeper unsure about the design of his or her garden , there is one further argument that may tip the balance in favour of digging up the lawn and herbaceous border . |
| 12 | It 's a case of pull up the drawbridge and cut off the phones . ’ |
| 13 | Moreoever , even if one were to do this the fact of setting up the control and the experimental groups could well introduce a note of artificiality into the experiment . |
| 14 | Besides , does not the practice of carving up the syllabus and letting each lecturer get on with his or her own bit not lead to overlaps , duplication , lacunae and untied threads ? |
| 15 | This underlines the importance — before you decide to treat yourself as constructively dismissed and leave your job — of weighing up the pros and cons of so doing . |
| 16 | Major and Mrs Burrows knew she was more than capable of weighing up the pros and cons , and living with the consequences . |
| 17 | Some means of weighing up the costs and benefits of such an approach is therefore capable of being employed . |
| 18 | I feel like rounding up the fuckers and shooting each one of them . |
| 19 | They blamed her for splitting up the family and on many occasions were abusive to her . |
| 20 | We helped with putting up the shelves and we filled all the bottles in each shop . |
| 21 | But so far , the first two episodes have been bogged down with setting up the premise and too many location scenes . |
| 22 | ‘ Right ! ’ said Fen as he finished knocking in the strong metal pins for tying up the bows and stern of the boat . |
| 23 | In drawing up the relocation and redundancy packages careful consideration needs to be given to the financial implications for employees of one vis-à-vis the other . |
| 24 | This is merely the reaction time required in picking up the card and placing it on a pile without making any choice based on the value of the card . |
| 25 | When we got to the pub my hands were so swollen and red from picking up the jug and throwing it all day I could barely pick up a pint to drink . ’ |
| 26 | The town has made great strides forward working with the community and business over the past few years in cleaning up the town and making it the kind of place which is able to compete and win a national environmental accolade . ’ |
| 27 | BEFORE starting up the savings and investment ladder , you must sort out your personal finances . |
| 28 | Some pool owners plant their submerged plants in containers full of pea gravel , but trays or proper planting containers of good clean heavy soil , topped off with a generous layer of pea gravel to prevent fish from stirring up the mud and fouling the water , are best . |
| 29 | The press coverage in turn has resulted in many other local authorities becoming interested in taking up the idea and pursuing their own campaigns . |
| 30 | Advice and guidance is provided in setting up the business and thereafter should any problems arise . |