Example sentences of "[adj] [vb base] [verb] up the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So despite the payment reinstatement of the sacked journalists is still no nearer but some intend to keep up the pressure to get their jobs back . |
| 2 | The latter phrase , used in the 1991 act setting up the agency , enshrines the word " sustainable " in UK legislation for the first time . |
| 3 | So far a quarter of Britain 's 27 000 schools for the under-11s have taken up the offer of cut-price computers and training material . |
| 4 | In the next few years there will be fewer young people and these tend to make up the majority of staff in many outlets , so caterers — and particularly the large chains — will come to rely more on automation in the near future . ’ |
| 5 | Accumulated evidence from recent research , combined with ancient traditions , all help to build up the conviction that we are dealing with a real , but elusive , energy which people have recognized throughout history , and particularly at special places in the countryside . |
| 6 | Philippe Barbe , the skipper and owner of the fleet-footed maxi Speedy-Go tidies up the deck before a rain shower |
| 7 | Some of the more creative forms of privatization adopted in the late 1980s have opened up the possibility that any asset could be sold but , regardless of that , the argument is fallacious because the net realizable value of an asset is not the only value which can be placed on it . |