Example sentences of "[noun pl] [adv] [vb base] up the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But there are substantial legal problems as major financial institutions literally pick up the pieces and look to their future . |
| 2 | Opulent decors and images only point up the jadedness , and the tale of a deracinated interloper ( Beatrice Dalle ) caught up in family plotting at the chateau turns into a risible cross between Edgar Allan Poe and Homes And Gardens . |
| 3 | Scramblers probably make up the majority of Munro-baggers , since to do them all you ca n't avoid scrambling , and will also be obliged to dangle once on the Inaccessible Pinnacle on Skye . |
| 4 | As the positive part of conventionalism shrinks in practical importance in court , because there are so few occasions for judges to rely on law as conventionalism construes this , so this particular defense of the negative part becomes weaker , for the exceptions steadily eat up the rule . |
| 5 | Even unravelling the cause can be so time consuming that many managers merely give up the struggle . |
| 6 | Ditches and lanes frequently divide up the platforms , so that a rough plan can be seen of the former crofts lying along the lanes . |
| 7 | What is more , the proprietors of seaside cafés and catering establishments actually take up the recipe and produce their own versions of it . |
| 8 | Had n't you better sit in your chair for ten minutes before clear up the lunch . |
| 9 | Malt , roast and flakes together make up the Guinness grist . |
| 10 | These cell divisions simply divide up the egg to give a population of smaller cells that form the early embryo and are thus different from the cell division associated with cell growth and multiplication . |
| 11 | The results also point up the problem of maintaining the standards reached in the new services . |
| 12 | Mature students also make up the Evening Programme , which was given a major boost at the end of the year , by winning the highest award in the UK under the UFC 's scheme to promote flexible teaching . |
| 13 | The final moult occurs in the bronchioles a few days later and the young adults then move up the bronchi and mature . |
| 14 | If bannister rails are more than four inches apart board up the space . |
| 15 | Women actually make up the bulk of underground workers in many countries . |
| 16 | Second , takeover raids typically bid up the share price significantly , so again the incumbent management has considerable leeway before it is likely to get into trouble and be out of a job . |