Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] up the [noun] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | We must keep up the pressure on the lairds , the stream of meetings , so that we are all welded together , we feel our accumulated powers , day in day out . |
| 2 | If she put it all in one account she could step up the return on her £20,000 to 6.45 per cent or £1,290 after tax . |
| 3 | I do not suppose I am the first naive monolinguist who thought he could pick up the language on the street , somehow acquiring it passively just by basking in the babble of the market , like getting a tan . |
| 4 | It was hoped that the Caracas talks would follow up the agreement on constitutional amendments with a detailed agreement on ceasefire terms and on how to deal with members of the military guilty of human rights violations . |
| 5 | " He would write up the result on the file later . |
| 6 | We will tighten up the rules on holiday brochures and contracts , and introduce a ‘ cooling-off ’ period into timeshare contracts . |
| 7 | The Government , however , is likely to press ahead with legislation this autumn which will tighten up the law on secondary action . |
| 8 | The need for the Bill , which will tidy up the law on the legality of traffic-calming measures , is easy to see throughout the country . |
| 9 | Obviously we believe we can make up the time on roads we have been over quite a few times . ’ |