Example sentences of "[noun sg] [to-vb] up the [noun] 's " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thus re-established Gehlen returned to Germany on the winning side to head up the CIA 's new Cold War against Russia . |
| 2 | It is against this background of restricted choice that one should initially view what was really a middle-class pressure group for women 's rights : the campaign to open up the compositor 's trade to women . |
| 3 | Their top instructors are holding a one day campaign to sharpen up the County 's road sense . |
| 4 | Each day at low tide these extraordinary microscopic plants glide up through the sand to soak up the sun 's energy for photosynthesis . |
| 5 | At first , the Assembly could not even decide upon its own agenda : it was only after the first session in 1949 that the Committee of Ministers agreed not to exercise its right to draw up the Assembly 's agenda . |
| 6 | Authorises the Accountant of Court to deliver up the petitioner 's Bond of Caution . |
| 7 | The Art Newspaper is delighted to be one of this year 's winners and will use the award to build up the paper 's archive . |
| 8 | One of the most enduring memories is of the Labour Government having to go to the International Monetary Fund , ‘ cap in hand ’ , to ask for a loan to prop up the UK 's sagging economy . |
| 9 | These changes , such as the transfer of land to co-operatives and poorer peasants , the literacy campaign and the present drive to clean up the country 's water sources , all demonstrate a thrust of government policy very different from the regime which ended in 1979 . |
| 10 | Michael Jones , the Trust 's chief executive , said : ‘ Staff are gasping for a decision on this and we need to do it urgently in order to drive up the hospital 's performance and get costs down . ’ |
| 11 | Roberts and his cohorts have persuaded venture capital specialist Candover to stump up the lion 's share of £9m for shares in this potentially growth business , and the Bank of Scotland to provide £8m of loans and working capital facilties . |