Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] up the [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | After pulling up the curtain to the desired width , tie the cords neatly but do not cut them off . |
| 2 | Around the same proportion of the population , according to the same surveys , never thought of giving up the struggle to the end — or recovered from such defeatist notions — and it is fair to presume that for them Hitler remained the symbol of continued hope and determination . |
| 3 | She stood dreaming , trying to imagine what it must be like to walk up the aisle to the side of a man who was waiting to marry you , and so enthralled was she with her imaginings that she never heard him . |
| 4 | It commented in the same year that , ‘ while recognizing the considerable contribution that Mr Hornby has made in building up the Council to its present position of eminence within the colleges , it was now time for the CNAA 's influence to be more widely felt ’ . |
| 5 | Information technology is playing , and will increasingly continue to play , a major role in opening up the curriculum to people with disabilities . |
| 6 | In opening up the debate to the floor , Inez stressed hopes for democratic discussion , respect for differing and varying views . |
| 7 | In addition to the general comments and proposals that the Environment Select Committee made about tightening up the approach to dealing with toxic and hazardous waste , it said that an environmental protection agency should be set up . |
| 8 | It was a turning point for the business and set Thomas Cook on the road to opening up the world to men and women who had not dreamed of travelling before . |
| 9 | Measures aimed at opening up the economy to foreign investment and the privatization of state companies continued apace throughout November . |
| 10 | Begin by offering up the tree to the hole , some root systems will be rather one-sided and you may need to adjust the hole accordingly . |