Example sentences of "[det] [noun sg] [to-vb] up the [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 | 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 . |
| 4 | Now , what we 'll need to get you doing , is some exercise to strengthen up the muscle across there . |
| 5 | what are the best exercises then or the best form of exercise to build up some ticker to build up the heart ? |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Now she 's gone there 'll be one less mouth to feed , one less mouth to eat up the profits . |
| 10 | A more gentle upbringing means that the animal has more time to build up the reserves of fat necessary to lubricate the meat . |
| 11 | This gives your body more time to burn up the calories . |
| 12 | ‘ Do you wish to order now , or do you need some more time to add up the calories ? ’ |
| 13 | It 's impossible to generalise and it 's up to each farmer to weigh up the options which suit him best . |
| 14 | Use your own artillery to soften up the enemy units that you wish to attack . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | The assumption was that the police had been given enough information to pick up the terrorists quickly . |
| 17 | The aim of the meeting will be to find out whether there is enough interest to set up the venture in Clwyd . |