Example sentences of "[adv] be [verb] [to-vb] up the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Turkey 's state-owned Posts , Telegraphs & Telephone Administration is inviting rebids for the contract to set up a Groupe Speciale Mobile digital cellular system : bids had already been received to set up the system on a revenue-sharing basis , but the tender was withdrawn after the PTT decided to set up the system on a concession basis instead . |
| 2 | And if you have only just been inspired to take up the sport , maybe on the back of the Redford film A River Runs Through It , the club will allow a small number of beginners . |
| 3 | I hope that the Minister will listen carefully to the call from the Opposition and ensure that when privatisation takes place , the golden opportunity will not be missed to set up the Scottish bus passenger consultative committee , which , we hope , will examine customers ' complaints and safeguard their interests . |
| 4 | The contractors are rightly concerned that they should not be forced to pick up the bill for problems which are not of their making . |
| 5 | For its part , the Phnom Penh government insisted that the " obstacle " of the former ruler must not be allowed to hold up the peace process , and denied that he had to be SNC chair under September 's Jakarta agreement on setting up the SNC . |
| 6 | However , herbs have always been used to pep up the more blandly-flavoured foods such as fish , vegetables and cereals . |
| 7 | They had even been forced to give up the prestigious Company barge , unable to afford the cost of its repair and the wages of the bargemaster . |
| 8 | Do n't be tempted to use up the remains of a summer lawn fertiliser , which will contain too much nitrogen . |
| 9 | Supplements therefore are designed to make up the basic food ingredients and balance them to keep the horse healthy . |