Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [to-vb] up [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Occasionally , you may need to top up the water and to water the compost to keep it just damp . |
| 2 | I can therefore understand why at that awful moment he should seek to summon up a talisman of words , a secret defence against abomination , or perhaps even an excuse in the form of some kind of precedent that a word expresses and so takes the edge of uniqueness off the contemplated evil . |
| 3 | You should try to build up a network of people you trust , based on your professional support team who know the patient 's case in detail . |
| 4 | The remedial programme should aim to make up the deficit in primary and community health services in the capital , to bring them into line with national standards . |
| 5 | We must help to clear up the confusion , dismantle — where appropriate — the weapons and assist in the disposal of the fissile material . |
| 6 | There are some who would question his recording of details on site suggesting that in his eagerness to move on to the next find he may neglect to tidy up the details left behind . |
| 7 | Well the problem about , er two two does include , two does include going around drumming up customers , but the difficulty with that is it seems to me that that you 'll need to drum up the customers in year one and only get the money |
| 8 | Healey dropped hints in Washington that Britain — in the long run — might decide to give up the Singapore base . |
| 9 | While chatting with Allan in the Admin Block corridor about a snag which had emerged , one of the senior managers said ‘ We 'll have to set up an Improvement Team to solve it ’ . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'll have to lock up the pages before seven , and I doubt Mike will be able to do more than meet the deadline . |
| 11 | But perhaps you 'll have to grow up a bit more before you realise that . ’ |
| 12 | People will puke up all over the place and since it 's your fault , you 'll have to clear up the mess . |
| 13 | You say you 'll try to lift up the child who is stillest . |
| 14 | For Jackie I 'll try to pick up a paperback book . |
| 15 | You might try to look up a Dr Simon Threadneedle in a township called Dead Rat . ’ |
| 16 | The object was to prevent takeover by a rival paper , or even by a consortium of people opposed to NoS and its politics which might try to build up a majority shareholding . |
| 17 | ‘ I know the lengths they 'll go to cover up the truth . ’ |
| 18 | Even though you might continue to build up a picture of the whole operation , it must be based upon an increasing number of assumptions — and assumptions might be wrong , with potentially catastrophic effects upon the correctness of your account of the family and its activities . |
| 19 | Now , there 's a stuff in it that 'll help to dry up the catarrh as well . |
| 20 | The captain showed them a rough map drawn crudely on tough , brown vellum and with a stubby finger and guttural comments pointed out the coastline of Fife , the manor of Kinghorn and the possible place where the French could dock to pick up a party from the beach . |
| 21 | I 'd like to take up a couple of points if I may about getting some erm we were talking before mentioned children coming in on a regular basis er it 's called living . |
| 22 | Now , erm , yes , I 'd like to pick up a comment made by the Director , erm , he said quite rightly that the prevention factor is really out of the window as far as the budget is concerned , and pro as far as operations are concerned . |
| 23 | A gang leader could hope to rise up the hierarchy of a hive . |
| 24 | Marriage was delayed until the young couple could afford to set up a home of their own . |
| 25 | In fact , she was so far ahead of the majority on points that she could afford to let up a bit . |
| 26 | It had been a relief to reach camp but had taken all the will-power I could summon to put up the tent and cook a meal . |
| 27 | However , while I accept all those things and I have sympathy with those staff in the workload that they have to deal with , there are many ways that we could start to speed up the system . |
| 28 | Seeking sponsorship is hard work yet the right investment of time and planning could help to set up an opportunity which will have long-lasting benefits to your artistic career and reputation . |
| 29 | The seller of the goods may wish to simply pass on the interest charges to the customer , or may wish to push up the price of the product and market it as zero interest finance . |
| 30 | The meetings of the new shareholders of History plc may well be stormy ; some indeed may wish to wind up the company or favour a merger with other subject areas to preserve its share of a declining pupil market . |