Example sentences of "[vb infin] up [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just as a human baby may draw comfort from sucking a dummy , so occasionally a baby elephant will sidle up to a young female and suck her milkless nipple . |
| 2 | ‘ It 's called feminism , ’ said Henry , ‘ and I hope you never get it , because it is absolutely awful and it makes you swell up to an enormous size and when you have it really badly you go round bonking men on the head and blaming them for everything . |
| 3 | A DOCTOR and a student will warm up for an Arctic adventure by spending tonight in a seafood freezer . |
| 4 | Whatever figure you choose , you can then borrow up to a given multiple of that amount whenever you like , either in a lump sum or in small irregular amounts . |
| 5 | She did n't feel up to a zealous dyke conversion . |
| 6 | Beauty is often the object of envy by a plain person , yet people whose prettiness as children captivated the adults around them may grow up with a severe disadvantage . |
| 7 | When all the contributions are joined together we should finish up with a representative item using a piece of apparatus . |
| 8 | If you decide to design your own lace pattern , do remember that you must transfer to both left and right rather than in just one direction or you may finish up with a definite bias in your knitting . |
| 9 | Look if I take my hair off I 'm gon na finish up with an old girl with a bloody Zimmer frame . |
| 10 | At the same time let your hands lift up in a semi-circular motion and come down to your sides . |
| 11 | For the fox , use sand or a very light shade of tan ( not too dark or it will not show up on a dark background ) . |
| 12 | If faster scrapping was properly taken into account in the capital stock statistics it would show up in a higher figure for depreciation ( and thus a lower profit share ) rather than a falling output-capital ratio . |
| 13 | The contrary relation will therefore show up in a sentential context that specifies , or at least implies , that a single event is being referred to , such as I only met Mary once , and that was today/yesterday or ( somewhat less convincingly ) It was today/yesterday that I met Mary . |
| 14 | But , in fact , virtually no behavioural tendency which constitutes genuine action can just show up in a cultural context ‘ as itself ’ . |
| 15 | Does it mean that it is well landscaped , built of local materials , does n't stick up like a sore thumb ? |
| 16 | The only problem was convincing them they could n't follow up with a New Year 's knees-up a week later . |
| 17 | And as all sports are matched to your own ability , you can keep up with an old favourite or try your hand at something new . |
| 18 | It may be worth investing in a course of vitamin supplements — they ca n't make up for a poor diet but they can provide a useful boost occasionally . |
| 19 | BENTWORTH Aided School are to get a new play area which will also double up as an occasional overflow car park for the village hall . |
| 20 | In these hot summer months prudent Japanese girls suppress the potential faux pas of erect nipples that could spring up from a cool blast of the air-conditioner by sticking on a handy pair of ‘ Nipples ’ . |
| 21 | If you do take a paid job , bear in mind that although you can earn up to a certain amount per week without affecting your state pension your wages will also be subject to income tax . |
| 22 | If you draw your pension , you can earn up to a certain amount a week without affecting it . |
| 23 | Will he contrast that with the words of the Leader of the Opposition to the effect that Labour would sign up to a single currency now , irrevocably ? |
| 24 | On employment , the Labour party would sign up for a massive extension of Community competence and majority voting in the name of the social charter . |
| 25 | The chances are it will blow up into a huge row , or even a fight , just as you are about to go on stage at the Marquee . |
| 26 | For the rest , if it does blow up into an open accusation , he 'll have to come clean . |
| 27 | I think one of the things the American companies often do is that , rather than set up on a green field site , they often buy into an existing company , erm , and therefore it 's , it 's , it 's a , it 's a somewhat different form of investment to the |
| 28 | It was like being adrift on a warm sea , floating on a slow , swelling tide that would eventually wash up on a sun-kissed beach in little breakers of sparkling foam . |
| 29 | Often people will move up to a better word processor or spreadsheet , but will want to carry on using the other applications in their integrated package . |
| 30 | Having raised turnover from £9m at its float six years ago to £118m last year , the 165-year-old group has outgrown the unlisted securities market and will move up to a full quote in May . |