Example sentences of "[subord] [noun pl] [verb] up [noun] of " in BNC.
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1 | Yet if he has watched Eastern Europe closely he will have seen that , however the transition begins , be it by round table , coalition government or free election , once Communists give up part of their power they quickly end up losing it all . |
2 | In 1989 , some 16% or 900 of the Polytechnique 's 5,000 students were female , of which Nathalie Provost was one , although women made up 56% of the student body of the University at large . |
3 | And while products make up 28% of turnover , the group also has a strong recurring revenue stream , and is keen to exploit it further — 28% of income comes from maintenance , 44% from services : consultancy , technical support and training . |
4 | Sadly , however , when psychologists set up games of Iterated Prisoner 's Dilemma between real humans , nearly all players succumb to envy and therefore do relatively poorly in terms of money . |
5 | When doctors gave up hope of any recovery , they sent him home to be with Altovise when he died . |