Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] up the [noun pl] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Government must weigh up the needs of vital areas like job training , social security benefits , hospital building and the changeover to the council tax . |
| 2 | The problem was , however , that the ink often obscured the watermark as well as large sections of the paper which could show up the idiosyncrasies of the particular mould used ( the point being that the hundreds of paper mills in existence at the time not only had their own watermarks but that each particular paper mould had its own variations in the structure of its wires ) . |
| 3 | The twins had been thrilled with the computer , of course — how was it that even small children could pick up the mechanics of these complicated machines in five seconds flat ? |
| 4 | ‘ One of the things he did was this : On the quiet he 'd heat up the ends of two thin iron rods . |
| 5 | The texture of the sounds , the little ant-bear funnels , the twittering of the water sprinklers , the unnamed but instantly familiar birds , the patient devotions of the gardeners , the numberless frogs ( now in caviare-eyed repose on water lilies and ledges ) , the huge , lazy tadpoles , the dragonflies on their biplane wings skimming the water , the busy red ants returning with baguettes of grass ( the same ants which used to run up the shorts of children and sink their vicious fangs into unwary little scrota ) and now the distant thwack of tennis bails and the inevitable muted cries of anguish — all these impressions play so strongly on my memory because they leap thirty-five years of my life in one bound . |
| 6 | When Major stood outside Downing Street and promised ‘ a nation at ease with itself ’ , he was seen as a leader who would scoop up the votes of ‘ do n't knows ’ and floating social democrats . |
| 7 | Does my right hon. Friend agree that higher taxes and minimum wages would put up the costs of British businesses , making them uncompetitive and costing them jobs ? |
| 8 | Opponents of the scheme fear that , as well as damaging the wildlife which depends on the llanos , including numerous birds and freshwater dolphins , the scheme would open up the forests of the south to mining , logging and settlement . |
| 9 | The Right to Know Bill would open up the files of government and official bodies . |
| 10 | He will take up the duties of Counsellor , Atomic Energy , on August 17 and succeeds Chris Loughlin , who has been appointed Director , Transport Division , from September 1 |
| 11 | For example , an increase in the demand for the services of carpenters in Scotland will drive up the wages of Scottish carpenters . |
| 12 | A suspension system that can soak up the bumps of a ploughed field or gravel road , can not offer the smooth ride on roads and motorways that the top of the market owners would expect . |
| 13 | Only rational beings can weigh up the merits of competing claims for attention , be they those of moral patients or other moral agents . |
| 14 | Some individuals can take up the suggestions of the hypnotist to the extent of becoming deaf or blind or unable to smell ; they may withstand pain without a murmur , re-experience being a six-year old , or even forget everything that happened , after hypnosis , until given a prearranged ‘ release ’ signal . |