Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] up a [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Matthieu was also responsible for drawing up a plan of the New Town ( see p. 138 ) but he died in 1352 before completing more than four chapels in the cathedral choir . |
| 2 | Shields recorded their first win of the season on a greasy pitch after soaking up a lot of pressure . |
| 3 | While all members unanimously agreed the body should not be wound up , a small team has been given the task of drawing up a programme of action which will satisfy the Lib Dems ' requirements . |
| 4 | This diary is a method of building up a record of the learning which is taking place through workplace experience , which extends the student 's previous knowledge and skills and which can be used to measure competences in the workplace . |
| 5 | Merton itself , as a result of Silverman 's experience in selection , advertising and research , was first conceived as a high-level recruitment consultancy which then evolved into a management consultancy and executive search practice ; he based his approach — ahead of its time in Britain in the mid-1970s — on the concept of building up a profile of ‘ the ideal candidate ’ by using the most sophisticated industrial market research techniques , approaching a recruitment programme in the same way as he had devised and implemented a marketing plan . |
| 6 | This remains a good way of doing things , and must be the most pain-free way of building up a stock of components . |
| 7 | I was in no way offended , though , by O'Connor 's simple action of tearing up a picture of the Pope on television . |
| 8 | Archaeologists , anthropologists and psychologists are all guilty of shovelling up a multitude of references to the feminine and labelling the heap as the ‘ Great Mother ’ . |
| 9 | The début single had the desired effect of stirring up a wealth of excitement . |
| 10 | Manuel had not been able to improve on par the first day but everyone knew he was capable of making up a lot of leeway with one of his famous ‘ charges . ’ |
| 11 | Difficulties of setting up a system of rewards that is directly linked to performance appraisal and the achievement of objectives . |
| 12 | Sometimes , perhaps , instead of setting up a series of difficult and time-consuming experiments , he checks to see whether the answer is already known . |
| 13 | They remain dedicated to the task of setting up a group of integrated schools as a sector of education complementary to the existing system . |
| 14 | → DI stands for ‘ direct inject ’ , a term applied to an electronic unit which provides a method of hooking up a variety of instruments and amplifiers to a mixing desk . |
| 15 | Reading this , I could have been forgiven for conjuring up a picture of the Queen Mother settling down comfortably by a television set at Sandringham , perhaps a daughter at her side , a corgi at feet and refreshment to hand , basking in the glow of my birthday tribute to her , and making a mental note to instruct the Private secretary in the morning to send a line of thanks to those concerned . |
| 16 | Reading this collection of interviews with twenty five Scottish and Irish women poets is like opening up a box of plain chocolates , only to be confronted with an array of brightly coloured and diverse tasting liqueurs . |
| 17 | Heather , from Stoke-on-Trent , says he was tricked into picking up a package of heroin by some Westerners he met in Bangkok . |
| 18 | The bald star had been left in tears earlier when fans jeered her for ripping up a picture of the Pope on a US chat show . |
| 19 | Er I 'm impressed that they are willing to er potentially consider a , a further difficult task in drawing up a confession of faith . |
| 20 | Once all responses have been received , we should assist our client in drawing up a shortlist of those targets our client would most wish to meet , by combining the relative enthusiasm of each response with the proactive search rankings . |
| 21 | However , she had encountered difficulties in drawing up a list of ways in which she would like her parents to be more tolerant . |
| 22 | The Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals co-operated with the University Grants Committee , before its demise in 1989 , in drawing up a list of ‘ performance indicators ’ . |
| 23 | These events in his native land must have appeared insignificant to Nkrumah , engaged in building up a structure of organisations to develop an awareness of African identity and solidarity . |
| 24 | For a growing number of older women , a great support in building up a sense of independence and self-esteem has been the a growth of the feminist movement , and there is more on this in the chapter ‘ Feeling good , looking good ’ . |
| 25 | The use of successive pumice or ash deposits in building up a history of the eruptive activity in an area is known as tephrachronology , and this is increasingly being used to add precision to the study of the history of volcanic areas . |
| 26 | He is seeking help in building up a stock of frames . |
| 27 | He is seeking help in building up a stock of the frames . |
| 28 | This meant that what the social scientist was doing in building up a picture of the political society was systematizing people 's conscious perceptions into a system . |
| 29 | Adam 's secretary was engrossed in totting up a column of figures when Lissa walked into his office on Monday morning . |
| 30 | The first frame last night was as crucial as any , but Hendry won that with breaks of 54 and 55 before opening up a lead of three with an 81 which proved to be his highest after the interval . |