Example sentences of "[adj] [modal v] [verb] up [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This could speed up the introduction of HDTV in America . |
| 2 | The unscrupulous could set up a charity and then get company status , producing a set of accounts which are totally meaningless from a charity point of view . ’ |
| 3 | but this would open up the possibility of governments manipulating the voucher system to encourage some courses and discourage others . |
| 4 | The possibility of amendment was rejected by EC Foreign Ministers on April 6 , as this would open up the prospect of other countries also trying to renegotiate the terms of the Treaty . |
| 5 | This would build up a fund from which they could afford to bid for new discoveries at fair market prices . |
| 6 | This would throw up a host of attendant problems . |
| 7 | This would drive up the price of securities and drive down the rate of interest . |
| 8 | They hope this will clear up the problem here and elsewhere , for good . |
| 9 | If the population happens to be already rich in genes for B1 and C1 , this will set up a climate favouring the A1 gene rather than the A2 gene . |
| 10 | Conversely , if the population is already rich in genes for B2 and C2 this will set up a climate in which the A2 gene is favoured by selection rather than the A1 gene . |
| 11 | This will set up the structure of a relation called EMPLOYEE which has three attributes . |
| 12 | This will drive up the price of securities and hence will drive down their current market rate of interest . |
| 13 | The problem with this is that although all that shows in column C is a time , the cell really contains the whole date serial number and this will mess up the arithmetic discussed later ( see Step 8 ) to calculate duration . |
| 14 | This can dam up a pore until eventually there is leakage into surrounding skin tissue , producing the familiar red bumps , pimples , and in the worst acne cases , cysts and infected abscesses . |
| 15 | Anyone who is reasonably skilful can knock up a mounting without difficulty , and it is possible even for someone who is as clumsy as I am . |
| 16 | Together with the individual care plan , these will make up the description of the service which the voluntary or private sector home is contracted to provide . |
| 17 | ‘ These will put up the value of my land , ’ she said . |
| 18 | You 'd go in and have to queue up , wait for the chance to get the frying pan to put bacon and egg in it , and your hands so cold you could hardly hold it , and that would take up a quarter of an hour . |
| 19 | This is where shares are bought in advance of a large transaction that is known about and that will push up the price . |