Example sentences of "[to-vb] up [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A fast marching road led from Bainbridge to Cam High Road to meet up with the Roman road running from Chester to Carlisle . |
| 2 | To try to meet up with the real thing . |
| 3 | These ideas are plausible as far as they go , but I find that they do not begin to square up to the formidable challenge of explaining culture , cultural evolution , and the immense differences between human cultures around the world , from the utter selfishness of the Ik of Uganda , as described by Colin Turnbull , to the gentle altruism of Margaret Mead 's Arapesh . |
| 4 | But in the sixties and seventies , that 's where all the kids used to jump up onto the flat roof , that was the area where they jumped up , so this could be a result of what has happened from there , I mean that 's why the |
| 5 | Maginnis , and by implication the Official Unionists , were weak and failed to stand up for the common man . |
| 6 | The consortium has underwritten half the purchase price , but has asked the Government to come up with the other half . |
| 7 | Well I think there 's every chance that it will get the go-ahead er I mean obviously er there are money restraints but I 'm sure that the District Council will be able to come up with the appropriate amount . |
| 8 | So the problem was to come up with the right kind of songs which would still act as vehicles for the guitar — because , basically , the song itself is the most important thing . |
| 9 | It seems IBM believes all it has to do to get its way is to come up with the right marketing plan . |
| 10 | On environmental grounds , use of solvent-based product is falling and our job is to come up with the right alternative across a whole spectrum of end uses . ’ |
| 11 | Richard and John barred any further advance by holding Châteauroux long enough to permit their father to come up with the main Angevin army and force Philip to raise the siege . |
| 12 | We 've consulted the leading names in the motor industry and racked our own brains to come up with the definitive answer to one of the ultimate pub arguments . |
| 13 | Financial consultant Richard Bateman totted up all the gifts in the song The 12 Days of Christmas to come up with the hefty bill . |
| 14 | Held fast in the mud with her cargo of bricks , she had failed to come up with the rising tide and the water had turned her over . |
| 15 | People in my trade are supposed to be able to help , but I 've only been able to come up with the old platitude : ‘ Do n't buy a £500 car from a dealer because you 'll only get £100 worth of vehicle — the rest will be profit . ’ |
| 16 | Used to come up for the odd break . |
| 17 | Even in a presidency capital like Bombay , it took some time for the station to catch up with the developing pretension of the city . |
| 18 | I 've also managed to catch up with the ever-lengthening list of official consultations . |
| 19 | It was part of my planning to use this day to catch up with the vast mound of paperwork , documentation of seizures and reports , which always accumulates after a successful revenue operation . |
| 20 | Sometimes there was a dense mass of men , sometimes only a trickle hurrying to catch up with the main body . |
| 21 | Meanwhile , two stragglers and a dog are running to catch up with the main party ( 2 ) . |
| 22 | The British car manufacturing industry has been very reluctant to catch up with the clean technology being offered and vehemently resisted pressure to adopt catalytic converters for many years , advocating instead an alternative technology known as the ‘ lean burn engine ’ . |
| 23 | It took more than three billion years to evolve up to the human race . |
| 24 | This Spotlight reports on a survey of 94 adults ( defined as people aged 20 or over ) who fell into this category and looks at what — if anything — providers might do to pick up on the original expression of interest . |
| 25 | He had a potter about and a chat and decided to set up in the far corner to our left . |
| 26 | ‘ Since coming home , I have played for Wasps against Cambridge and for England against South Africa , so I need three tough Divisional fixtures to sharpen up for the international championship . |
| 27 | He needs to sharpen up before the Olympic decathlon trial in Sheffield on June 5 and 6 , when only victory and a points score of 7,850 will guarantee selection . |
| 28 | Usually in Maytime she liked to walk up into the high mountain meadows to see the wild flowers , but this year she had no heart . |
| 29 | If the whites can only hold their form , this may allow us to sneak up on the blind side and pip them both at the death . |
| 30 | After a few moments he began walking , pausing once to look up at the grand facade of the Shelbourne . |