Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] up the [noun pl] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ No , but I doubt you 'd find too many takers here willing to give up the delights of the West for a Russian dacha . ’ |
| 2 | She could n't remember the names of the drinks they were ordering , and she found it nearly impossible to add up the prices of drinks for an entire table in her head . |
| 3 | They were the lucky ones , able to pick up the pieces of a warm family life that they feared had gone forever . |
| 4 | They will be able to weigh up the advantages of breaking a law and not doing so ; and they will tend to choose the former path if it seems likely to secure economic and career advancement . |
| 5 | Despite his postscript , in which he condemned free enterprise systems and declared himself an apologist for socialism in Europe , I am pleased to be able to take up the remarks of the hon. Member for Liverpool , West Derby ( Mr. Wareing ) . |
| 6 | Parsys Ltd has at last been able to follow up the statements of intent it issued over a year ago with the formal announcement of its Inmos Ltd T9000 Transputer-based SN9000 series parallel computers . |
| 7 | Parsys Ltd has at last been able to follow up the statements of intent it issued over a year ago with the formal announcement of its T9000-based SN9000 series parallel computers . |
| 8 | This can be done in a variety of ways , but researchers are unanimous that it is essential to write up the events of a day before going to bed at night , or , at the very latest , the following morning . |
| 9 | This technique has the advantages that you do n't have to paint or draw anything ; nor is it necessary to tidy up the edges of the wall hanging as this can add to the haphazard effect . |