Example sentences of "[adv] [to-vb] up [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The problem is to develop a device which as well as demonstrating a high degree of efficiency in converting wave energy into electricity , is also robust enough to stand up to the buffeting and corrosion of the sea . |
| 2 | In the end she made the decision to combine Episodes Three and Four together , losing one whole episode entirely to tighten up on the drama . |
| 3 | ‘ Find a stick long enough to reach up to the cab , ’ he said . |
| 4 | ‘ Look , ’ Forester said urgently , and Carson could imagine his knuckles going white as he gripped the payphone receiver hard in an attempt to get his point across , ‘ my chance at having a kid 's been ruined , and the police and the government have got their heads together to cover up for the killer . ’ |
| 5 | For organizations and clubs first timing it in this area Kinloss Canoe Club can always provide an experienced canoeist guide ( usually an instructor ) to join your flotilla and paddle along to give up to the minute on the spot information , or if you wish , to lead on the water , all at not cost , especially on the Findhorn . |
| 6 | As Claud Mullins , a London magistrate , commented on the plight of separated women in 1935 : ‘ Day by day as I watch the women who come into court on summonses for arrears — probably the least attractive of all Police Court work — I sometimes wonder whether after all many of them would not have done better to put up with the ills they had , rather than to have placed their faith in court orders ’ . |
| 7 | During the last ten years Britain has changed , very often for the worse , the nature of work has changed and we the trade union Movement have not changed fast enough to keep up with the pace . |
| 8 | This may be one or two characters in most commercial systems ( Tappert et al , 1990 ) , but need only be fast enough to keep up with the writing . |
| 9 | In summary , I am looking for a jacket which is wind and water proof , breathable , looks respectable enough to turn up at the office in , and offers conspicuity . |
| 10 | He had n't rung to make an appointment , better to turn up at the door and press the bell like any other cheapskate private detective . |
| 11 | This is rare in cars of this type , which tend to be fun for the driver , but a bore for anybody unlucky enough to end up in the back . |
| 12 | The loss of that money is resented by at least one member of the England Committee , who told me : ‘ Our football in Sweden was the worst in my lifetime , but we should be strong enough to face up to the situation . |
| 13 | I have listened in vain to hear anyone , in any political party , who has been courageous enough to face up to the crisis in the social services . |
| 14 | You may think you have purse-netted every hole only for a bolting rabbit suddenly to push up through the snow as if from nowhere and make its bid to escape . |
| 15 | Batty was magnificently constructive throughout but things refused stubbornly to gel up to the interval . |
| 16 | The world No. 1 gave the tie her best , however , but even that was not enough to make up for the shortcomings of her second in command , Claudia Kohde- Kilsch . |
| 17 | Although people were allowed to eat other foods freely , in fact when they were deprived of their refined carbohydrates they tended not to increase their intake of these alternative foods very much — not enough to make up for the calories they were saving . |
| 18 | John had asked her not to go up to the loft . |
| 19 | If you live too far away to drive up for the day why not go for an extended weekend ? |
| 20 | This young Samoyed will grow up much quicker than his companion , and must be trained not to jump up from the outset . |
| 21 | Learn to study ahead of the lectures by using the techniques of chapter 4 in the section on Key words and Pattern of notes and by drawing pattern diagrams for two topics soon to come up in the lecture programme . |
| 22 | ‘ The breaks are probably where the mobile is moving from one cell to another and he is searching through to catch up with the conversation again in the next cell . |
| 23 | She had n't got this far nor worked this hard just to give up at the thought of some sort of opposition . |
| 24 | And given that devices change as new models are introduced , there will then be a daunting support job to be done just to keep up with the market . |
| 25 | At the time and date arranged , he meets an old friend and decides not to turn up for the meal with his niece . |
| 26 | ‘ And it is certainly most unusual just to turn up on the doorstep like this , Mr … ? ’ |
| 27 | He had looked at his wife 's unguarded face and forgotten for a moment that life was a deadly game in which you had to keep your cards close to your chest and your back to the wall , your eyes open and your nose clean in order not to end up in the gutter with your hat in your hand . |
| 28 | KEY DEFENDER Anton Rogan flew to Belfast yesterday to link up with the Northern Ireland squad and will miss Sunderland 's home game tonight against Swindon Town . |
| 29 | Er with the new contracts that started in September erm basically it seems that some teachers are having to do bits of cleaning themselves to keep their their classroom up to up to scratch up to the standards they ought they ought to be . |
| 30 | The Inspector had pulled his radio out to check up on the ambulance . |