Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb base] up the [noun] of " in BNC.

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1 Sir [ James ] Stephen added : ‘ The effect of adopting this definition would be to include under one description all the cognate offences which at present make up the crime of theft .
2 The amp 's master volume pot , headphone socket and mains switch make up the remainder of front panel controls .
3 The snakes and the tardy remedy make up the entirety of God 's response .
4 Small-scale hydropower projects and electricity generated from waste make up the majority of the schemes which have received approval .
5 Badlands surfers in reflective mood as lumberjack shirt-clad friend summons up the spirits of The Pit ( left ) ; the SAS tighten up ( above )
6 A few letters and edited sections of four interviews with the artist make up the rest of the volume which has some interesting illustrations reproducing photographs of the artist and friends .
7 None of the fish in any of his tanks are what you could call unusual — Corydoras , Barbs , Livebearers , a couple of splendid wild Angels , and a Red Tailed Black Shark make up the majority of the stock .
8 If a teacher at the time of appointment has agreed to play a part in the larger framework and in the long-term plan for a school , the head will after a time weigh up the capacity of the new colleague to add his or her contribution to the larger task .
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