Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [to-vb] up the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would require suicidal altruism to take up the cudgels for the Palestinians . |
| 2 | Public subsidy may therefore be desirable , but the public commitment to pick up the bills requires public monitoring to ensure that the monopolist continues to minimize costs and produce efficiently . |
| 3 | ( Serve with brown rice to mop up the juices . ) |
| 4 | The waiter placed her coffee down on one of the small tables with a flourish , then whisked another chair from an empty table to make up the numbers . |
| 5 | It does not take much imagination to conjure up the kinds of arguments that EDF will introduce should it wish to inhibit serious competition to itself . |
| 6 | She did not believe Labour was now the party of home ownership , strong defence and financial rectitude : ‘ If it 's that easy for the Labour leader to give up the principles in which he does believe , wo n't it be even easier for him to give up the principles in which he does not believe ? |
| 7 | In a personal attack on Mr Kinnock — a prime target for the Conservative counter-offensive — she added : ‘ If it 's that easy for the Labour leader to give up the principles in which he does believe , wo n't it be even easier for him to give up the principles in which he does not believe ? ’ |
| 8 | Crusty bread is an ideal accompaniment to mop up the juices . |
| 9 | Thread nylon cord through the neckband on a safety pin and give a good tug to close up the stitches and make the curve . |
| 10 | I suppose I am in a good position to weigh up the prospects of the major contenders in today 's race , at least , and I have no hesitation in declaring my delight at being on Docklands Express . |
| 11 | Of the chimney boys , Campbell wrote in 1747 : the younger they are the better fit to climb up the chimneys ; I would not recommend my friend to breed his son to this trade , " tho I know some masters who live comfortably . |
| 12 | Now she 's gone there 'll be one less mouth to feed , one less mouth to eat up the profits . |
| 13 | A more gentle upbringing means that the animal has more time to build up the reserves of fat necessary to lubricate the meat . |
| 14 | This gives your body more time to burn up the calories . |
| 15 | ‘ Do you wish to order now , or do you need some more time to add up the calories ? ’ |
| 16 | They 've uncovered the remains of a first century village and graveyard … but they only have a short time to dig up the relics , before work continues on a pipeline straight through the site . |
| 17 | They 've uncovered the remains of a first century village and graveyard … but they only have a short time to dig up the relics , before work continues on a pipeline straight through the site . |
| 18 | It 's impossible to generalise and it 's up to each farmer to weigh up the options which suit him best . |
| 19 | President Bush has come under congressional pressure to step up the sanctions . |
| 20 | Any attempt to open up the convolutions of farm policy to public scrutiny is bound to be seen as a threat to those with an interest in the status quo . |
| 21 | The assumption was that the police had been given enough information to pick up the terrorists quickly . |
| 22 | If the Home Secretary meant what he says about keeping public sympathy for genuine refugees , he would address the need for extra resources for the Home Office and Lunar house to speed up the procedures for asylum seeking . |
| 23 | President-for-life Imelda Marcos yesterday dedicated a new statue of her late husband , the former president-for-life , and announced , after singing twenty-eight patriotic songs to the assembled multitudes , that she would set in motion a new scheme to clear up the streets of the city by personally firing the first bullet . |
| 24 | It is important to note that , since the system began in the late 1920s , there has never been a significant move to split up the schools for use by the separate denominations , something which would have been feasible in the larger towns . |
| 25 | Maybe his mother would have organized a dinner party , invited the girl next door to make up the numbers . |
| 26 | It was part of a local scheme to tidy up the streets around Piccadilly . |