Example sentences of "[coord] [adv] [verb] up the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I think they 've more or less given up the ghost . |
| 2 | I have alerted the Director of Education to the likelihood that a decision on whether or not to take up the school site might need to be taken sooner than originally thought . |
| 3 | WANTED ON VOYAGE WHETHER YOU 'RE SAILING , STROLLING OR JUST SOAKING UP THE RAYS , SUMMER 'S ESSENTIAL DRESSING STARTS HERE |
| 4 | ‘ Are youse ordering , or just blocking up the bar ? ’ said a smiling , thirsty man . |
| 5 | The thirty pupils or more making up the group move around together in the school during the school breaks . |
| 6 | So whether you 're tidying away some of those large toys that the kids had for Christmas , and have got fed-up with , storing a few treasures in the loft , using it as a laundry or shopping basket , or even to clear up the garden rubbish , the ‘ Monster ’ will take it . |
| 7 | Otherwise you will end up sacrificing expensive sewn slings or else chopping up the climbing rope itself . |
| 8 | The frost causes the bracken to die back and thereby opens up the canopy to let in more light . |
| 9 | The Bank , by rejecting offers at r 1 , is in effect reducing its demand for bills ( D 1 to D 2 ) , and thereby drives up the rediscount rate to r 2 . |
| 10 | A good catalogue , therefore , makes life easy for its user , and so builds up the supplier 's reputation . |
| 11 | If you use drugs , you will need to consider that drugs can deplete your immune system and so speed up the progression of the illness . |
| 12 | For the diminutive Andy — people often wonder how he hauls around the pro bags that stand as high as him — the triumphs he has shared with Nick Faldo are something of a fulfilment of his own ambition of winning the titles himself : he started as a tournament professional with dreams of a major championship before realizing he would not make the grade as a pro , and so took up the bag instead of the club . |
| 13 | As always , remember to practise sl-ow-ly at first and only build up the tempo as and when the part begins to feel comfortable . |
| 14 | The introduction of the five-point try was announced in Wellington , New Zealand , yesterday by rugby union 's International Board , which has made a series of sweeping rule changes in an attempt to quicken the flow and generally brighten up the game . |
| 15 | We really need to pull some focus on all that percussion and generally tighten up the imaging . |
| 16 | ( d ) Taking money from a customer and not ringing up the price on the till : Monaghan [ 1979 ] Crim LR 673 ( CA ) . |
| 17 | The leading soccer and horserace commentators , with sometimes far more difficult foreign names coming at them at full pelt out of the fog , seem to manage wordperfectly and not give up the ghost in a surfeit of sniggers . |
| 18 | World prices for Arabian light grade had dropped by around $4.50 per barrel since October 1991 , to about $18.50 , at a time when the onset of winter in the northern hemisphere would normally have increased demand and thus shored up the price . |
| 19 | and just use up the P E P . |
| 20 | The Christmas tree decorated only with silver stars cut out and bows made out of paper rope , you cut the paper rope and just tie up the bows . |
| 21 | I wish I could be like you and just give up the Glens for Linfield . |
| 22 | Willie did so and soon picked up the melody until he almost began to enjoy it . |
| 23 | So always start with the minimum amount and gradually build up the tones until you reach the strength that emphasises , rather than overpowers . |
| 24 | The Conservatives relied more on monetary policy , and , with R. A. Butler as Chancellor of the Exchequer , interest rates fluctuated around a rising trend , and gradually forced up the BEA 's borrowing costs . |
| 25 | Replacing the glass with care , she slid back down in the bed and deliberately conjured up the scene in the Seren at the moment the engine cut out and she was about to capsize . |
| 26 | Non-European countries were more and more to take up the methods and manners of Europe . |
| 27 | At first chicks peck at both food and pebbles about equally , but after a few minutes they learn the difference and thereafter pick up the food and avoid the pebbles ( especially if the latter are glued to the floor ! ) . |
| 28 | The Communists ' blatant use of the RPC to influence and later to break up the ILP naturally worsened relations between the ILP leaders and the Communists . |
| 29 | erm And I hope you 'll enjoy it and also pick up the lessons . |
| 30 | On Dec. 17 Gaidar was made presidential economic adviser and also took up the directorship of the Institute for the Problems of the Transition Period . |