Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] [conj] [verb] up a " in BNC.

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1 To facilitate this , the conference organisers had prepared a list of topics and drawn up a list of questions which might be considered in the discussions .
2 To write the words ‘ the family in industrial society ’ is to make a lot of assumptions and to open up a complex range of questions .
3 God knows they have trouble enough so IBM would appreciate it if we were perfectly clear on a couple of points that came up a fortnight ago ( UX No 418 ) .
4 Orders had pushed up men on top of men and set up a living wall against the monstrous German avalanche . ’
5 It was a stupid thing , he thought , three gold baubles on springs that set up a continual motion , banging one against the other , and he kept it on his desk only to please her .
6 We drive to Swords and pick up a key from Crilly 's sister , Lorraine , who occupies a small semi-detached house with her husband and her two children .
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