Example sentences of "[vb infin] up the [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why do n't you count up the French words in italics and see how many you can learn by heart . |
| 2 | The imagery and language help conjure up the bleak picture of death in the two poems . |
| 3 | In fact , they could prop up the Conservative Government for a fifth term , if the need arises ! |
| 4 | Mel will send up the ex-Mirror publisher in his TV show with Griff Rhys Jones , who plays a reporter . |
| 5 | and we will not give up the good things in life for Greenpeace and for a clean environment |
| 6 | For them , classic clothes no longer have to be fussy or stuffy — an increasing number of British men want classic style , but wo n't give up the comfortable feel of the designer clothes they got used to in the Eighties . |
| 7 | If they succeed , they will give up the last vestiges of the party state and refute the criticisms that they are only interested in the power and money accumulated by the Communists over the past 40 years , without accepting any blame for their actions . |
| 8 | The theory is that the household rubbish will soak up the ill effects of the nasty stuff the not — so accidental practical result is a large cost saving . |
| 9 | The fact that a storm may show up the poor condition of a flat roof does not signify that storm was the proximate cause of damage . |
| 10 | Listen , why do n't you ring up the social editor of the Advent , and tell her about your meeting tomorrow . |
| 11 | The more successful Du Pont synthetic rubber factory could never mop up the ever-growing pool of surplus labour . |
| 12 | The local newspapers in Ulster printed our press statements , but did not follow up the Black story on their own despite the clear indications of sinister and dramatic happenings . |
| 13 | Obviously they can not weigh up the comparative cost of some type of credit which is beyond their ken . |
| 14 | Tonight 's AGM will weigh up the relative merits of two businessmen , John Kerr and Robert Fleeting , to assume control at Rugby Park . |
| 15 | Alice had said : ‘ It 's a pity your husband did n't leave him to drown and save himself , but I suppose that on the spur of the moment he did n't weigh up the relative value of a useful teaching career and pimpled stupidity . ’ |
| 16 | Perhaps I might see in the rising of that sun some icon quintessentially Pacific , or think some thought which in a flash would sum up the essential message of the great Ocean . |
| 17 | Free pre-school places for those wishing it remains the main plank of Labour 's education policy and would eat up the vast majority of the extra £4 million the party would spend while still staying within Government capping levels . |
| 18 | ‘ I believe we could build up the parliamentary group to more than 100 members . ’ |
| 19 | ln this case , the attributes ‘ name ’ and part' will make up the composite key of the ORDER relation . |
| 20 | Mono-unsaturates ( MUFAs ) should make up the largest proportion of fats consumed . |
| 21 | When the Windsor herd arrives in late July they will make up the largest group of African elephants in the country . |
| 22 | But MDHC is optimistic it will make up the lost revenue by increased levels of freight . |
| 23 | The tuna fish swim beneath schools of dolphins , fishermen do not discriminate and scoop up the whole lot in their nets . |
| 24 | Hereford and Worcester Community Council helped draw up the damning report on village amenities . |
| 25 | If you wish to make use of this facility , you should set up the logical name before invoking LIFESPAN ( e.g. you could make the assignment within your login.com ) . |
| 26 | But leading scorer Ferdinand , who 'd set up the only goal for Andy Impey , has been passed fit for the Stamford Bridge derby . |
| 27 | Maybe , it is argued , the Creator does not control the day-to-day succession of evolutionary events ; maybe he did not frame the tiger and the lamb , maybe he did not make a tree , but he did set up the original machinery of replication and replicator power , the original machinery of DNA and protein that made cumulative selection , and hence all of evolution , possible . |
| 28 | When externalities lead to market failure the government could set up the missing market by pricing the externality through taxes or subsidies . |
| 29 | ‘ I suppose all the sorting out at the flat will take up the spare time for quite a while . |
| 30 | Secondly , two in-depth case studies ( probably of Birmingham and Manchester ) will take up the central question of why some women 's initiatives are effective while others , with initially similar aims are not . |