Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] up [art] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example Bergmann et al , 1978 found that 38 per cent of a sample of 83 patients with organic mental disorder referred to a day hospital assessment unit lived alone ; and the authors concluded , after following up the sample for 12 months , that those who lived alone were least likely to be maintained at home for that period of time even with substantial support from social services , and recommended that resources should be concentrated on those who lived with their families . |
| 2 | Those in charge of drawing up a blueprint for health-care reform talk of slapping mandatory controls on all drug prices . |
| 3 | It is easy to see why : the track is only six lanes wide so that the crowd is closer to the action than usual , and the organizers have the knack of building up the anticipation for the big event so that once it gets under way , emotion bubbles over . |
| 4 | Third , if the crude mechanism of totting up the votes for different parties is to be employed for the purpose of supporting a specific contention , there is the inconvenient fact that 79 per cent of those who voted in Scotland backed parties that wish to maintain the Union . |
| 5 | ‘ There was no conception of opening up a capacity for you to do things for yourself . |
| 6 | The mayor also outlined plans which , if implemented , would have gone a long way towards mopping up the demand for houses in Derry . |
| 7 | We 're thinking of saving up a deposit for a little house . ’ |
| 8 | Then , feeling utterly defeated , she went mechanically through the routine of locking up the cottage for the night and plodded upstairs . |
| 9 | MOTHER Teresa 's dream of setting up a refuge for London 's homeless has come a step nearer — thanks to the generosity of Daily Mirror readers . |
| 10 | The Red Admiral Project , a counselling centre for people affected by HIV or AIDS , is considering setting up a group for older people . |
| 11 | Remember opportunity costs : in coughing up the money for one project , investors are still comparing it with other possible projects . |
| 12 | Under the Act the Secretary of State can differentiate between authorities in drawing up the timetable for tendering and has powers to extend tendering to other services . |
| 13 | Moreover , the obvious success of MDC in opening up the docklands for mass market consumption has also effectively restrained local opposition . |
| 14 | Master butcher Howard Callaghan returned from picking up an award for a pork window display to discover the plate glass front of the shop blown away . |
| 15 | He switched on the light before holding up the picture for Wycliffe 's inspection . |
| 16 | In 1861 she was instrumental in setting up a home for workhouse girls sent out to service , so that they would not have to mix with women of bad character . |
| 17 | I am involved in setting up a group for day centre users with physical disabilities and want to inform disability service users of the new Community Care Act . |
| 18 | The first step in setting up a programme for intervention is : |
| 19 | Likewise in setting up a drama for an already excitable ten-year-old class on their chosen topic of a haunted house , I spent the whole of the first lesson as a pub proprietor refusing to show them how to find the house . |
| 20 | Land in the more rural parts of the constituency is virtually covered with placards urging voters to support Mr Bates and since the by-election he has been involved in setting up a forum for local farmers to air their views . |
| 21 | I note in passing , however , that , when it comes to squandering the nation 's money , I can not think of a better example than the enormous amounts squandered by the Government in setting up the machinery for the administration of the poll tax , which is now to be totally unwound . |
| 22 | For the present let me put it on record that the main hold-up has been with me , in setting up the Journal for printing . |
| 23 | At the same time the government is rushing ahead with non-economic reforms which it knows will be popular , such as tightening up the conditions for acquiring French citizenship and clamping down on illegal immigration . |
| 24 | But a major difficulty remains : SSDs will be reluctant to commit themselves to picking up the bill for several months ' residential rehabilitation for someone who may have arrived in the area the previous week . |
| 25 | However , it was well known that Beveridge , together with Churchill and other important officials such as Llewellyn Smith and George Askwith , were intent on setting up a scheme for juveniles . |
| 26 | Austria is negotiating with the EC with a view to setting up a system for monitoring and limiting the pollution caused by heavy lorries in transit across Austria . |
| 27 | The directions for making up the solutions for patient use are defined quite clearly in the 6th edition 248 footnote . |
| 28 | The first session is used for introductions and for setting up a framework for the course . |
| 29 | IF YOU 'D LIKE TO TRY YOUR HAND AT MAKING UP A CROSSWORD FOR THE CONTEST YOU CAN SEND IT TO THE SAME ADDRESS . |
| 30 | Mind yer , Billy 's bin on about openin' up a gymnasium for the young lads around 'ere . |