Example sentences of "[noun pl] [modal v] [verb] up a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Solicitors may set up a corporate practice to practice solely outside England and Wales provided that ( a ) this is permitted by local law , ( b ) all the directors and shareholders are solicitors , lawyers of another jurisdiction or members of the Bar of England and Wales acting in accordance with the Overseas Practice Rules of the Bar and ( c ) the practice complies with the Overseas Practice Rules ; but such a company could not practice in England and Wales . |
| 2 | The cricket authorities should set up a neutral-umpire system , or , failing that , a panel of umpires acceptable to the tour team . |
| 3 | To justify their hold on this island far into East Germany , the West Germans must keep up a good show of a thriving community in West Berlin . |
| 4 | Labour proposes an Education Standards Commission ; both parties would set up a General Teaching Council . |
| 5 | The chefs of Brighton & Hove 's excellent restaurants can whip up a piquant sauce every bit as good as George IV 's French cooks . |
| 6 | Added together , the BBC1 and ITV election results specials will take up a mere 12–14 hours , depending on the state of play at 4am . |
| 7 | Liquid acrylics can open up a whole new world of possibilities . |
| 8 | If there is a clear pause ( silence ) between ‘ John ’ and ‘ is it you ’ , then according to the definition of an utterance given in the last chapter , there are two utterances ; however , it is quite likely that a speaker would say ‘ John is it you ’ with no pause , so that the four syllables would make up a single utterance . |
| 9 | They said the plans would clear up a derelict site , while providing a new community with its own character , which would relieve pressure on housing in surrounding villages . |
| 10 | To travel through London , clicking off the edge of most outdoor scenes will bring up a large map of London . |
| 11 | Whereas business users can pick up a leading handset such as a Nokia Cityman 190 for £200 , Lifetime and LowCall subscribers will typically have to pay £100 more for the same equipment , according to one phone dealer we spoke to . |
| 12 | ‘ Technical stores will set up a cancelling wave . |
| 13 | Some of those services used to build up a wonderful feeling , and now and then it would become rather emotional with the preacher calling on folk to come forward to the penitents ' bench at the front to re-dedicate their lives to the Lord . |