Example sentences of "[pron] [to-vb] up a [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jahangir 's irritation was with the refereeing which , he reckoned , had hindered him throughout the tournament and yesterday he said it ‘ made it hard for me to catch up a couple of points ’ . |
| 2 | The schools were given six weeks in which to draw up a register of parents , but decisions had first to be made about what constituted a parent . |
| 3 | When you 've finished with the reptiles , I want you to round up a group of humans . |
| 4 | A little background knowledge will make you more confident and help you to draw up a list of really relevant questions . |
| 5 | I will wish you to draw up a deed of gift in Mr Beckenham 's favour when once probate is granted , if you please . ’ |
| 6 | The function keys allow you to call up a variety of viewpoints but , despite this , it was sometimes hard to tell what was going on . |
| 7 | Clear cross-references , supplemented by a thorough index , allow you to follow up a line of enquiry and to move easily from the text to the line drawings , maps and colour plates — each chosen to represent a particular design or type of rug typical of those currently available — offering instant visual access to the information you need . |
| 8 | Arithmetic not only took my mind off the leg , but also spurred me to keep up a pace of four miles an hour . |
| 9 | This permits them to build up a picture of how the weather is changing virtually anywhere on Earth . |
| 10 | Granny-Liz would always stop fanning herself to drink up a glass of iced water . |
| 11 | I knew that she would be feeling timid , and it was rather a climb in any case : comforting for her to come up a flight of steps passing a trellis of gloriously flowering wistaria . |
| 12 | It was important for him to build up a body of allies to ensure his succession on his father 's death , but he overreached himself , was regarded as a rebel and was killed , after being defeated in battle by Chlothar . |
| 13 | Rout out Annunziata , would you , Comfort , and get her to bring up a tray of breakfast . |
| 14 | I told her to make up a list of the contents now for her deposition the next day as I had forgotten to mention much of what was in my bag . |
| 15 | He reached the cocktail cabinet and leaned over it to scoop up a couple of two-hundred-year-old goblets . |
| 16 | You know what these publishers are like : they 'll do anything to whip up a bit of interest in a book . |