Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] [verb] up the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tadpoles normally feed on plankton and decaying plant material suspended in the water and shoals may effectively stir up the debris at the bottom of the pond , thus adding to the food supply . |
| 2 | One must not open up the possibility for either partner in a marriage or a relationship to murder their partner , not as a result of a sudden , temporary loss of control , but as a result of a careful , well thought out and premeditated plan . |
| 3 | I would suggest that we can deal with these parties if they arise but that we should not hold up the negotiations with the top four . |
| 4 | They had decided that they should not walk up the staircase to the throne room but find another route to approach their captors . |
| 5 | Thus , all borrowers must carefully weigh up the benefits and potential costs of using foreign currency loans , as opposed to domestic currency loans , to finance trade , investment and public expenditure . |
| 6 | If the issuer is not incorporated in any of the member states where the securities are to be listed , the issuer must decide which of those member states is to have responsibility for approving the listing particulars ; it must then draw up the listing particulars in accordance with the laws of that member state . |
| 7 | The federal Treasurer Paul Keating suggested that the state should either offer up the SBSA for sale , or sell off some of its other assets to cover the losses , rather than raise taxes in order to keep control of the bank . |
| 8 | Yes , let's not open up the debate about chairmanship of meetings er , got a couple more people |
| 9 | She could conceivably be denied by Kitrina Douglas , the winner of this season 's St Moritz Classic and European Masters , although even if she were to win each of the last four tournaments , she still might not make up the £30,000 deficit on De Lorenzi . |
| 10 | ‘ If I can take out a £420 loan and have ten years to pay it back , I 'll just pick up the cheque and go out and get ratted , ’ he said . |
| 11 | I 'll just pick up the phone and , how 'll I begin ? |
| 12 | But if you are charged a few pounds , you 'll soon make up the difference once you 're filling up with cheaper , lead-free petrol . |
| 13 | It might also stoke up the SNP vote in seats such as Perth and Kinross where Sir Nicholas Fairbairn was threatened by the Nationalists who lay a close second . |
| 14 | Our unequal arms might well take up the difference in line lengths when flying one way ; but the perverse nature of our natural reactions does n't allow the same correction when flying the other way . |
| 15 | If judges consistently award damages for a particular type of injury at the top of the range , then that type of injury may gradually move up the scale of relative seriousness . |
| 16 | If there was anything like a Foreign Legion story , or something like Hitchcock 's Lifeboat , when the characters had to ration out the water , you 'd slowly turn up the heat . |
| 17 | A friend in the office of collector of supply could greatly speed up the processing of the claims of allies , while at the same time delaying the completion of the titles of opponents . |
| 18 | The main argument seems to be whether he could morally take up the titles of Head of the Church of England and Defender of the Faith . |
| 19 | I 'd already set up the perch , so I put Dawn on it as I spoke . |
| 20 | Top-up arrangements are not permitted as part of a tender offer ( SAR 4.1(c) ) so the buyer could not make up the difference to shareholders who have already sold if a full bid on improved terms is made subsequently . |
| 21 | If the plaintiff was in possession at the time of the conversion , the defendant could not set up the jus tertii , unless he was acting under the authority of the true owner . |
| 22 | Guttersnipe could not summon up the enthusiasm required to wade through sufficient of this turgid stuff to find out what the ‘ bizarre test ’ was but suspects it might have something to do with explaining the meaning of the words ‘ Do-be-do-be-do ’ at the end of his popular tune ‘ Strangers In The Night ’ . |
| 23 | Sadly , it was inevitable that we could not keep up the pace against Twitchit Albion , especially with so many of our squad approaching the twilight of their careers . |
| 24 | At present it appears that local authorities can draw up individual access arrangements with the new owners , but this is not a satisfactory solution , partly because some authorities may not have the motivation to do so , and partly because they are all very short of money and could not back up the agreements financially . |
| 25 | They had sent a telegram to Louise ( Constance could not pluck up the courage to speak to her ) ; Ludovico had telephoned a friend about somewhere for them to stay and they had eaten what to Constance , used to English food , seemed the most delicious lunch she had ever tasted . |
| 26 | ‘ Thanks , but … if you could just print up the photos for me … ’ |
| 27 | Right , I hope , we wo n't be to long now , perhaps if we could just bring up the item you wanted to mention . |
| 28 | If I could just pick up the point you made Councillor , I think that at the A C C discussions , there was a great deal of cognition and understanding of the need to consult with staff side , in the run up to the beginning of formal consultations . |
| 29 | You could just run up the credit . |
| 30 | And she was ordering stuff for Nana , you know , fruits , sweets , crisps all sorts of things , upstairs and downstairs and chocolates in , you know , she 'd just go up the shops and buy them . |