Example sentences of "[vb mod] [vb infin] up [prep] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are several costs involved in remortgaging which you should weigh up against the savings you will be making . |
| 2 | Ten millennia of history will have been sacrificed to a crop of little taste and to gardeners who must keep up with the Joneses . |
| 3 | They must face up to the limitations of the Western model — though the baby of Western expertise should not be thrown out with the bathwater of its failings . |
| 4 | The debate on the Bill to bring back whipping was a thoroughly undignified affair in which the principles of the matter seemed to count less than considerations such as the size and weight of the flogging instrument to be used : calculations made necessary no less by the desire to limit the discretion of ‘ judges infected by maudlin sentimentality ’ , than by the requirement that it should measure up to the brutes who were ‘ so degraded , that they could only be deterred by forcible appeals to their fear of physical pain ’ . |
| 5 | It must reach up beyond the walls of that particular yard within which a child is brought up . |
| 6 | On a similar US-style deal , commissions might be only 0.325 per cent but most of that should end up with the banks . |
| 7 | They must lie up in the caves , if we do send refugees here , and in the pinewoods and the tall juniper — they will do even in the winter . |
| 8 | Sport now … and as England 's cricketers ' hopes of saving the ashes go up in smoke … we 'll catch up with the women who 're hoping to restore some national pride . |
| 9 | I know what we 'll do ; I 'll go up on the dunes and you hit the bell with your bit of wood and we 'll see if I can hear it . |
| 10 | He pointed out the sloping white stripes on the walls , whose incline indicated the nearest of the niches providing protection for plate-layers who otherwise might end up under the wheels of one of the expresses which thundered over these rails , bound for famous foreign cities . |
| 11 | If there 's insufficient space for the army of fans , many of them might end up on the beaches , which the Italian police have expressly forbidden . |
| 12 | Nonetheless , he had proved he could stay up with the leaders , and he went to South Africa in March in good spirits . |
| 13 | I 'd meet up with the others again on top and we 'd descend together . |
| 14 | This is the finest war memorial you could set up to the men who gave their lives , their limbs , or their health , and those who lost their dear ones in the country 's cause . |
| 15 | With a top capacity of some 75 litres it 's large enough for a week 's backpacking , or even extended expedition use , although I do have some doubts as to whether it could stand up to the rigours of expedition life . |
| 16 | Next day , the clan met out on the shore , where Eachuinn Odhar could stand up on the rocks among his officers , Donald Crubach at his side , and speak to all together . |
| 17 | Stegosaurus , for example , could stand up against the trees to reach upper branches . |
| 18 | I 'd wake up in the mornings , unable to face another day on that film . |
| 19 | He left her in her room , thinking that perhaps he 'd climb up to the rocks on the crest of the headland and watch the sunlight on the lake until the mountain shadows took it away . |
| 20 | Remember , before you approach the council , that they may be more than interested in the quantities of water necessary to run your ponds … you may end up with the officials knocking at your door . |
| 21 | She said calmly , ‘ Let's go up on the Downs . |
| 22 | Then , early on 14 August , stalls selling souvenirs , all kinds of religious objects , sweets , primitive toys , salamis and cheese would spring up in the approaches to the Santuario . |
| 23 | I suppose I was conceited enough to imagine that the amount of love I have for her would make up for the deprivations . |
| 24 | The sidh , the strange , cold , faery race , who would steal up to the gates of Tara and sing the Wolfline into the world … |
| 25 | Once inside a gallery , Gina would sidle up to the bowls and shovel large handfuls of nuts or crisps into the pockets of the loose Chinese quilted jacket that she usually wore . |
| 26 | Now it would be a question of building up contacts again , putting up a case which would percolate up through the echelons of power , hopefully gathering momentum and authenticity as it did so . |
| 27 | Without this control the world would be in madness and we would end up with the laws of the jungle , where the strongest wins . |
| 28 | To add to the stigma of the wicked stage , the men also feared that their daughters would end up on the streets of Paris . |
| 29 | He added : ‘ I knew this would end up in the papers sooner or later . ’ |
| 30 | When a group of anti-embargo Americans organised a flotilla of 13 boats carrying aid to church organisations in Cuba from the Florida Keys on April 24th , right-wing groups were convinced that the stuff would end up in the hands of Mr Castro and the armed forces . |