Example sentences of "[det] [noun sg] [to-vb] up [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | In 1812 Cuvier used this technique to break up the chain of being . |
2 | Reports were carried by Agence-France Presse on May 1 of heavy fighting around Saa'da involving Moslem tribes opposed to unity , and by the UK newspaper the Independent on May 12 suggesting that Saudi Arabia was fomenting this resistance to hold up the unity process [ but see p. 37266 for official Saudi position welcoming unification ] . |
3 | Yeah , she wanted to get some fabric to make up a jacket . |
4 | The Treasury Select Committee will have fun discussing the precise significance of that measure , which is another attempt to talk up the economy and persuade consumers that it is all right to spend now . |
5 | Now , what we 'll need to get you doing , is some exercise to strengthen up the muscle across there . |
6 | If your band 's sound is less strongly defined , then you may need some help to dream up a style and image Libraries are a good source of inspiration , and by browsing through the books and magazines on fashion you may get some ideas . |
7 | what are the best exercises then or the best form of exercise to build up some ticker to build up the heart ? |
8 | Which reminds me that the Jocks — I mean the real guardsmen who arrived from England this morning to make up the complement , not you phoney chaps , are going to be given their first lesson this afternoon . |
9 | In a rare act of unity , all the opposition parties save the Communists banded together this week to set up a shadow cabinet . |
10 | It does not take much imagination to conjure up the kinds of arguments that EDF will introduce should it wish to inhibit serious competition to itself . |
11 | A game lasts 90 minutes , but you 're lucky if it 's 50 minutes actual playing time — and that is not too much time to run up a score . ’ |
12 | When the right hon. and learned Member for Monklands , East went on television that night to clean up the mess that his right hon. Friend the Leader of the Opposition had put him into again , he did not look pleased about it . |
13 | Bonanza would n't have gone to all that trouble to set up a deal like you 're imagining . ’ , |
14 | As indicated in the recent guidelines of the Department of Health and Social Security ( 1984 ) , a sensible approach towards establishing comprehensive services would be for clinicians in each area to set up a service which most suits local conditions and needs . |
15 | Now she 's gone there 'll be one less mouth to feed , one less mouth to eat up the profits . |
16 | A more gentle upbringing means that the animal has more time to build up the reserves of fat necessary to lubricate the meat . |
17 | This gives your body more time to burn up the calories . |
18 | ‘ Do you wish to order now , or do you need some more time to add up the calories ? ’ |
19 | It 's impossible to generalise and it 's up to each farmer to weigh up the options which suit him best . |
20 | After a few months he had borrowed enough money to set up a drug store in Sydney . |
21 | But it did n't take Jefferson long to find enough money to set up a factory to make golf clubs , and it does n't take a lot of imagination to guess who provided the money . ’ |
22 | Most important of all , there was enough money to set up an office as party headquarters at 190 Vauxhall Bridge Road . |
23 | Use your own artillery to soften up the enemy units that you wish to attack . |
24 | There can not be and there should not be any attempt to open up a party political divide over the importance of further reducing tobacco consumption . |
25 | Any attempt to open up the convolutions of farm policy to public scrutiny is bound to be seen as a threat to those with an interest in the status quo . |
26 | They rarely meet opposition from the village militia , who have no training and not enough ammunition to put up a fight even if they wanted to . |
27 | Add to that a steamer trunk full of footwear , a stack of rather lavish hatboxes ( occupied ) and enough jewellery to start up a stall at St George 's market , and you get the idea that Pat just might be an out and out fashion fanatic . |
28 | The assumption was that the police had been given enough information to pick up the terrorists quickly . |
29 | The aim of the meeting will be to find out whether there is enough interest to set up the venture in Clwyd . |